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A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

A treasure trove of rare and fine fabrics from around the world.

More than a century of radio history is told in these displays.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.

South Africa's postal service began with a letter left in a boot beneath this tree.

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.

The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."

Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.

Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.

Mosaics created from 11 million cigar bands.