A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

‘Bush the old fire dog died of poison July 5th, 1869. RIP.’

This tombstone marks the spot where the legendary British spy met his end.

One of England’s oldest and most haunted inns may have inspired the legend of Sweeney Todd.

The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

This iconic neon jester is a local landmark that you might recognize from his cameos in film and television.

More than 500 years after his death, a medieval ruler's remains were found buried under a parking lot.

The Netherlands is home to a bridge printed out of reinforced concrete.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

Burial site of the world's most widely known researcher on the endangered mountain gorilla.

This breathtaking island on Rwanda’s Lake Kivu is a haven for thousands of fruit bats.

This century-old bakery produces 18,000 loaves of traditional Cuban bread every day.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

You'll never meet anyone this passionate about elephant droppings.

Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.

The castle that provided the setting for much of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' is now a pilgrimage site for fans.

A three-table eatery sits inside the home-kitchen of a seafood virtuoso in Bangkok's Chinatown.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.

A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.

This historic roadhouse has many tales to tell of San Francisco's early history.