These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.