The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

This magical place built as an astronomical center starred as a James Bond villain's lair.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

This Navarrese cave's history of witchcraft and pagan ritual is not just embraced, but recreated each year.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

Working wool mill used as the exterior for the mill in the 1990 horror film "Graveyard Shift."

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.