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Rapa Nui, Chile

"El Gigante" and the Moai of Rapa Nui

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
Iceland

Hvítserkur

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.
Cherrapunjee, India

The Root Bridges of Cherrapunji

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.
Pattaya, Thailand

Sanctuary of Truth

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.
London, England

Wellcome Collection & Library

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
Melbourne, Australia

The Haunted Bookshop

Occult books, tarot, oddities.
Paris, France

Museum of Vampires

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
Santa Monica, California

Jadis

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.
San Francisco, California

Loved to Death

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.
Placerville, California

Gothic Rose Antiques & Curiosities

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.
Darwin, Australia

Cage of Death

Visitors can swim with vicious predators in Crocosaurus Cove's plastic daredevil enclosure.
Saint-Ouen, France

Alain Baroux's Antique Curiosity Cabinet

An antique curios dealer and hybrid taxidermist.
Saint-Ouen, France

Pierre Bazalgues Macabre Antique Stand

Skeletons, medical artifacts, and other obscure and precious treasures all displayed in a wooden pharmacist's cabinet.
Madison, Wisconsin

Dapper Cadaver

"Looks so real, it's scary!"
Pyongyang, North Korea

Mangyongdae Funfair

This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.
Paris, France

Museum of Eroticism

Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.
Katy, Texas

Forbidden Gardens

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.
Ingram, Texas

Stonehenge II

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
Fredericksburg, Texas

Old Tunnel Bat Colony

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.
Austin, Texas

Museum of Natural and Artificial Ephemerata

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.
Fishers Island, New York

North Dumpling Island

Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

Museum of Mourning Art

Arlington Cemetery exhibit dedicated to death and grieving.
Schwangau, Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."
England

Maunsell Army Sea Forts

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.