Australia's largest collection of rare and bizarre insects.

An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

Possibly the world's largest coin stands just outside of a Canadian science center.

Lake within a lake.

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

A massive, fading granite poem is all that remains of one Whitman superfan's tribute to the famous writer.

This water-locked cliff face is covered in hundreds of ancient pictographs.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

This giant roadside fruit is home to an array of apple-based treats.

The largest canoe collection in the world—and the most Canadian museum ever.

An arresting temple full of mosaics as colorful as the politician they memorialize.

This "railway" for boats continues a waterway over a road.

A school teacher's massive and terrifying self-built castle.

The Painted Ladies of Ontario aren’t your average beach homes.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.