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Redwood City, California

Pulgas Water Temple

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.
Valletta, Malta

Casa Rocca Piccola

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.
Beaconsfield, England

Bekonscot Model Village

The world's oldest model village.
Kansas City, Missouri

The Holy Finger of Kansas City

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.
Zurich, Switzerland

Medizinhistorisches Museum

Featuring Zürich's only authentic 14th-century plague doctor's uniform!
Cave Junction, Oregon

Out 'n' About Treehouse Treesort

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.
Cooperstown, New York

The Cardiff Giant

A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.
Lake Wales, Florida

Bok Tower Gardens

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
Pekina, Australia

Magnetic Hill

When you get to Magnetic Hill park near the sign, put your vehicle in neutral gear, and watch it roll uphill...
Yemen

Socotra Island

The most alien-looking place on Earth.
San Luis Obispo, California

Madonna Inn

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Denver, Colorado

Packrat Antiques

Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.
Boonsboro, Maryland

Crystal Grottoes Caverns

Bizarre Cavern.
Green Bank, West Virginia

Green Bank Telescope

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.
Messina, Italy

Pylons of Messina

Climb the dead electric pylons of Messina.
Benson, Arizona

The Thing

What is the Thing?
Newcomb, New York

Tahawus

An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.
Big Sur, California

The Henry Miller Memorial Library

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.
Ängelholm V, Sweden

Ängelholm UFO Memorial

A memorial to a Swedish hockey player's "encounter" with aliens.
Berlin, Germany

Berlin Radio Tower

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.
Bloomington, Indiana

The Garret

Ornate limestone building now filled with geologic specimens, and more.
Modena, Italy

Nautilus Antiques and Old Oddities

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."
Paris, France

Père Lachaise Cemetery

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
San Francisco, California

Paxton Gate

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.