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

Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.

This extremely narrow tenement boasts a maximum occupancy of just two.

The world's smallest movie theater runs on solar power—an attraction in itself.

A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.

An unusual number plate signifies the building's saucy past.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

Described as "the world's most blinging pool."

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.