World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

A local prank turned town icon.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.