Places

The largest 24-karat gold plated object in existence. - Onan's Gold Pyramid House in Wadsworth, Illinois
Wadsworth, Illinois

Onan's Gold Pyramid House

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat

The six-story-tall, 17,000-square-foot Gold Pyramid House in Wadsworth, Illinois has to be one of the most bizarre homes ever constructed... »

Outsider Architecture | Submitted by Dylan

Zymoglyphic Museum in San Mateo, California
San Mateo, California

Zymoglyphic Museum

A private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity

Located at the end of a suburban cul-de-sac, and open to the public for only two days a year, the Zymoglyphic Museum houses the cabinet of curiosities created by artist Jim Stewart... »

Wonder Cabinets | Submitted by michelle

California City: The Unbuilt Suburb in California, US
California, US

California City: The Unbuilt Suburb

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere

Nat Mendelsohn had a dream... »

Ghost Towns | Submitted by Anonymous

Berman Museum of World History in Saks, Alabama
Saks, Alabama

Berman Museum of World History

A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies

The museum was started by an a Farley Berman, an American GI who married a French spy while stationed in North Africa. The two spent 40 years traveling the world and collecting antiques, oddities and weapons... »

Unique Collections | Submitted by CPilgrim

'The Thinker', often seen as a separate sculpture - Gates of Hell in Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County, California

Gates of Hell

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amist a sculpture garden of many of his other works

'The Gates of Hell' is a massive sculpture work created by the famous French artist Auguste Rodin. The imagery of the sculpture is based on a scene from Dante's "The Inferno" and the gates stand roughly 6 meters high and 4 meters wide... »

Unique Collections | Submitted by Clinton

Cathedral of Junk in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas

Cathedral of Junk

An unique structure in suburban Austin comprised entirely of other people's castaways

Tucked unsuspectingly in a suburban backyard in South Austin, is Vince Hannemann's towering Cathedrl of Junk. Some 60 tons of discarded items, many of them bicycles, make up the skeleton and decoration of the structure... »

Outsider Architecture | Submitted by Clinton

The Baptismal Pool - Fields of the Woods in North Carolina, US
North Carolina, US

Fields of the Woods

The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains

Most people have heard of Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, but far fewer are familiar with Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson, the Smokey Mountains very own (non-Mormon) 'latter day saint.' Tomlinson went to the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina to... »

Unusual Monuments | Submitted by Anonymous

The Museum of Roman Ships at Fiumicino in Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy

The Museum of Roman Ships at Fiumicino

Roman-era ships unearthed...

An accidental discovery delivered this unique collection. In the early 50s when the Italian government began excavating for a new airport, they stumbled upon an ancient port built by Emperor Claudius in 46 C.E... »

Incredible Ruins | Submitted by M. Rebekah Otto

3D Center of Art and Photography in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon

3D Center of Art and Photography

Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses

In 1994, the fledgling Cascade Stereoscopic Club began dreaming of a shared space where their passion for the history and art of three-dimensional photography could reach the public... »

Museums and Collections | Submitted by littlebrumble

Buddy Lee doll collection. - Kidd's Toy Museum in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon

Kidd's Toy Museum

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence

Frank Kidd began collecting antique toys and banks as an adult, filling his automotive parts office with vehicular toys. Throughout the years his hobby expanded, citing a lack of playthings during his childhood... »

Unique Collections | Submitted by littlebrumble