This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

The highest point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

This WWII plane died a quiet death, and is now a garden eel playground.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

The ruins of this Brazilian island prison still bear the scars of the bloody rebellion that closed it down.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.