The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.

A decommissioned Soviet airplane has been used as a movie theater and a cultural center.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.

The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

A little known Colombian theme park of giant curiosities.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

The hottest place on the planet.

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

An ancient Ethiopian cave church is endangered by the simple building of a road.