This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

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

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.

The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

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

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.