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Salt cured mummies continue to turn up in this Iranian mine.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

The man who was president for only one day and spent most of it asleep.

Made from trees and then abandoned, this fence is still growing along a path in Germany.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

The 19th-century vessel floats proudly on Lake Titicaca, but its journey from Britain to the Peruvian altiplano was far from smooth sailing.

A German town is growing a building out of trees.

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

For centuries, Germans have been dancing in trees.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

One of the world's largest pianos is displayed in the workshop of the man who built it as a teenager.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.