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Montegabbione (TR), Italy

La Scarzuola

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.
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Grizzana Morandi, Italy

Rocchetta Mattei

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.
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Rome, Italy

Galleria Sciarra

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
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Rome, Italy

The Dome Illusion

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
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Rome, Italy

Quartiere Coppedè

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
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Bomarzo, Italy

The Monsters of Bomarzo

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
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Sandown, England

National Poo Museum

This British museum hopes to take the taboo out of poo.
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London, England

British Optical Association Museum

The world's oldest optical museum is an odd collection where the exhibits look at you.
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Gloucestershire, England

Sezincote Estate

A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.
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London, England

'Treatment Rooms' Mosaic House

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.
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Bournemouth, England

Russell-Cotes Museum

A museum based on the collection of a Victorian family. Housed in a remaining Victorian villa.
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Fifield, England

Giant Royal Heads

Enormous terracotta heads of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip can be seen on the side of the road to Windsor.
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Stoke Heath, England

The Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings

A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.
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Stoke Heath, England

National Telephone Kiosk Collection

An ode to the classic piece of British street furniture.
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Ryde, England

Donald McGill Seaside Postcard Museum

Obscene versions of this artist's work are the most popular.
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Loddington, England

Lampy the Garden Gnome

The first German gnome who popularized the garden decoration.
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Weston-super-Mare, England

The Helicopter Museum

The world's largest museum devoted solely to the whirlybird comes complete with its own chopper graveyard.
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London, England

Du Cane Court

Legends say that this Art Deco apartment building almost became Hitler's British headquarters.
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London, England

Calvert 22

East London art gallery showcasing contemporary art from Europe's Eastern Bloc.
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Ryde, England

1930s London Underground Trains at Ryde

The Isle of Wight’s “Island Line” serviced by former London Underground trains from the 1930s.
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Brighton, England

Anna's Museum

A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.
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Stonehouse, Scotland

Rex Cinema

This former small-town cinema palace was built with the remains of a luxury liner.
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Northleach, England

Keith Harding's World of Mechanical Music

Music boxes like you've never imagined.
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Manchester, England

A Monument to Vimto

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.
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