Szentendre, Hungary
Micro Wonder Museum
A collection of intricate sculptures so small they have to be seen through a microscope.
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Szentendre, Hungary
A collection of intricate sculptures so small they have to be seen through a microscope.
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.
Larne, Northern Ireland
This gnarled old tree supposedly sprouted from seeds kept in the pocket of a 16th-century Spanish sailor.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.
Blatce, Czechia
Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
Denver, Colorado
A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.
San Bernardino County, California
A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.
Monticello, Utah
This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.
Szatmárcseke, Hungary
Hundreds of boat-shaped headstones fill this graveyard as part of a centuries-old custom with mysterious origins.
Panguitch, Utah
Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.
Cherry Log, Georgia
An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.
Oslo, Norway
The Brutalist building harbors an unusual inverted dome that swoops down over its central sacred room.
Bremen, Germany
Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.
Leuven, Belgium
The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.
Montalegre, Portugal
Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.
Nottingham, England
This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.
Madrid, Spain
The lengthy skeleton of one of the tallest Spaniards of all time is on display in Madrid.
Portugal
A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.
San Martino della Battaglia, Italy
The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.
Three Forks, Montana
A collection of 16,000 antlers crammed beautifully into a small shed.
Cameron, West Virginia
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
Tandjouare, Togo
Hidden dwellings in the cliffsides of North Togo used by local Moba tribes to evade 18th-century slave traders.
Bremen, Germany
A spitting ode to a German serial killer.