A remarkable two-country morph, this town is part of Germany legally but is by all other measures Swiss.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

“The oddest pub in South Africa,” inspired by a practical joke.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Mine your own precious stones.

A unique solar-powered pottery studio and gallery in the desert.

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

This unique bridge physically lifts a piece of the road into the air to let boats pass by.

A Texas landowner spelled out his name with three miles of trees, a giant signature that's been used by NASA to evaluate satellite imagery.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.

Sleep in a climate-controlled plastic bubble for the night.

130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

A huge boat-shaped hotel with a blood red pool and other oddities.

Formerly frequented by Hollywood stars and now open for tours.

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

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.