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Oradour-sur-Glane, France

Oradour

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.
Austin, Texas

Uncommon Objects

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
Sebastopol, California

Patrick Amiot's Sonoma County Yard Art

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.
Montenegro

Ostrog Monastery

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.
Vienna, Austria

Kriminalmuseum

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.
North Yorkshire, England

Brimham Rocks

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.
Margate City, New Jersey

Lucy the Elephant

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
Sibiu, Romania

Pharmacy Museum of Sibiu

A stunning 18th century pharmacy and medieval chemist's collection.
Raleigh, North Carolina

Bain Waterworks Plant

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.
Houston, Texas

The Orange Show

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.
Dawson City, Yukon

The Sourtoe Cocktail

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.
Tekija, Serbia

Tabula Traiana

A Roman monument to their own civil engineering prowess.
Oudenbosch, Netherlands

Basiliek Oudenbosch

Scale model of St. Peter's Cathedral (Rome) in the middle of a small Dutch town.
Redmond, Oregon

Petersen Rock Garden

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.
Toronto, Ontario

R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.
Phoenix, Arizona

Camelback Mountain

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
Gwynedd, Wales

Portmeirion Village

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Datong, China

Yungang Grottoes

Massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.
Lausanne, Switzerland

Collection de l'Art Brut

Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.
New York, New York

Broken Kilometer

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.
Napa, California

Monticello Dam Morning Glory Spillway

The largest drain hole in the world.
Shantou, China

Guiyu

China's biggest e-waste village.
Yorklyn, Pennsylvania

Haines Shoe House

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.
Portland, Oregon

Chocolate Waterfall

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.