Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

A museum dedicated to "science, history and the arts" little changed since 1915.

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.

Wax models of disease and deformity are on display at this German medical museum.

A charming and enigmatic sculpture of a lynx haunts the park of Kellinghusen.

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Vermont is the final resting place of soldiers, politicians, and a famous author.

Feast on award-winning birria tacos from a food truck inside this neon robo-tiki bar.

A stone monument acknowledging Scotland's right to have a separate Parliament from the one in Westminster.

A small burial ground honoring Native American veterans of the Revolutionary War.

Once a resting spot for King Fernando VII.

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

Where the Border Reivers of the Johnstone clan used to hide their stolen cattle.

A major spiritual gathering place in central Maine since the mid-1800s.

A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.

A former Tibetan monk made a name for himself selling some of the best beef momos in New York.

The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.