Talking statues, shrinking rooms, underground labyrinths, a griffin, a glass pyramid: these are a few of the weird wonders at the Forbidden Corner (Tupgill Park Estate, Middleham, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 4TJ, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 01969 640638), one of Britain’s oddest attractions. Initially one man’s private pleasure garden, the park was opened to the public in 1994.

Admission through prebooked tickets only (online or call). £11 (near $16.50) adult, £10 senior, £9 child (4-15),...

Outdoor adventurer Bear Grylls and Worldwide Experience have created the Bear Grylls Survival Academy (877/742-2925), offering survival-skills courses led by crew members of the “Man vs Wild” and “Born Survivor” TV shows featured on the Discovery Channel.

The 5-day fall courses, each of which ends with a 36-hour wilderness expedition, currently take place in the Scottish Highlands. For select courses, Bear will make an appearance (dependent on his schedule). Limited to 10...

The 80th anniversary of Hitler’s rise to power is being commemorated in Berlin in 2013 with events and exhibits, including pillars in public spaces adorned with biographies and photographs of people who left their mark on pre-1930s Berlin. For details, visit www.berlin.de/2013 or contact the Berlin tourism office (phone +49 30 25 00 23 33).

The related exhibit “Diversity Destroyed,” showing Berlin’s transition from a diverse center of the arts in the 1930s to a repressive Nazi state,...