A sober museum housed in the original administrative building of one of Stalin's largest gulags.

The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

An art museum inside an active factory.

This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.

This unique depiction of the Virgin Mary may be the tallest kinetic art sculpture in the world.

A striking memorial to the Jews of Leiden who were murdered during World War II is scattered throughout the city.

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

This mesmerizing, colorful structure looks like a tent made from stained glass.

This tiny Swedish troll protects the land and all who wander within it.

This ornate church designed by a self-taught architect is an eclectic masterpiece in the heart of Central Mexico.

A formerly derelict railway workshop is home to a new world-class contemporary art museum in Central Mexico.

People in Poland have rallied to save this unnatural desert from being reclaimed by the forest.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.