A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

An often-shuddersome journey into a low-tech, robotic themepark.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

For more than half a millennia, this automaton has rung an hourly bell.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

A unique collection of more than 250 rocks and minerals located on a university campus.

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

The only museum about the history of dentistry in Canada.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

The world's oldest optical museum is an odd collection where the exhibits look at you.

This small university museum houses a priceless collection of scientific instruments.

This exhibit is one of the largest and most well-preserved collections of Jurassic-era trackways in the United States.

The mummies of a fake priest and bandit's wife are among the abundant curiosities at this museum.

Philippine art and culture are on display at this university museum.

Preserving the research tools, unexpected inventions, and odd collections of generations of college professors.