The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

This is the house that spite built.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

The largest known medieval map of the world.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

Iron Age "bog person" preserved for over 2,300 years.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

An 18th century monument regularly tagged with unsettling graffiti referencing a 1940s unsolved murder.