One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

Storied crypts fill the most famous cemetery in Colombia.

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

Hidden in a metro shop under a shopping mall, this small museum tells the story of one of the world's largest urban transit systems.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

The Uyghur settlement in the middle of a lake continues to raise questions.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

This spaceship sculpture in the middle of the Slovakian capital looks like it just crash-landed.

This Canadian island is a veritable garden of decay with countless abandoned structures dotting the landscape.