An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.

On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

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

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

This micronation's flag honors its favorite drink, Kaffegöken, or "cuckoo-coffee."

The site of the first battle of World War II.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.

The home of the morbid art of corpse plastination is open for visitors to view the fascinating, but stomach-churning process.

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

Fall down the rabbit hole into a surreal journey of human consciousness "from ass to soul."

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.