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London, England

The Catford Cat

For more than half a century, an enormous feline has watched over this London neighborhood.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Krokodil im Kanal

Local legend of a lurking canal crocodile takes on a life of its own with this sculpture.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Berlin, Germany

Gründer Geist

Keep your eyes out for this "ghost" and walking pun.
Added by rudimarnitz
New York, New York

Balto Statue

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.
Added by TE Watts
Tōno City, Japan

Kappabuchi Pool

Visitors are encouraged to fish for water goblins at this haunted pool.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Warsaw, Poland

Bemisie

A group of tiny bears has occupied various spots across Warsaw's Bemowo district.
kosixx Added by kosixx
Padstow, England

National Lobster Hatchery

Glimpse into the life cycle of the European lobster and the work being done to protect them.
ariadnemaze Added by ariadnemaze
Mammoth Lakes, California

Devils Postpile National Monument

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Tre Added by Tre
Mexico City, Mexico

Mask of the Bat God

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Cleft, Idaho

Crater Rings

Two geologically young and nearly circular volcanic subsidence craters, each about a half-mile in diameter, abruptly break the nearly featureless Snake River Plain.
slgwv Added by slgwv
Holyoke, Massachusetts

Holyoke’s Frog Circus

Taxidermy reptiles and rodents put on quite the show at this local history museum.
kendrawashere Added by kendrawashere
Portland, Oregon

The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
NMaF Added by NMaF
Thermopolis, Wyoming

Hot Springs State Park

The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.
Added by ianlefk
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Nay Aug Park

This national landmark is also home to a massive treehouse.
Added by kchewy
Yachiyo, Japan

Lake Imba Monster

The strange “kaiju” of Lake Imba that allegedly killed over a dozen men with a single strike of lightning.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Tamon-ji (Tanuki Temple)

Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Constanța, Romania

Glykon

An ancient Roman snake god, carved expertly into stone.
Michelle Cassidy Added by Michelle Cassidy
Stockholm, Sweden

Codex Gigas (The Devil's Bible)

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.
Whisky55 Added by Whisky55
Magdeburg, Germany

Guericke-Einhorn (Magdeburg Unicorn)

This 17th-century "unicorn" was cobbled together from the skull of a rhinoceros, the legs of a mammoth, and the horn of a narwhal.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Tokyo, Japan

Eye-Eating Demon of Inari Kio

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Rapa Nui, Chile

Kotepokouri Rano Kau

A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.
faustopalafox Added by faustopalafox
Bergamo, Italy

Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards

Beautifully decorated tarot cards from the Middle Ages.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Somerset, Kentucky

Paranormal Roadtripper's Nightmare Gallery

The collection of a paranormal investigator who traveled the country collecting haunted items and stories.
gaspasr98 Added by gaspasr98
Guernsey

Shrine of the Sacred Heart

This World War II bunker is now a shrine covered with sea shells.
Added by samiscalm