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Alma, Arkansas

Popeye Statue

Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.
Audubon, Iowa

Albert The Bull

The World's Largest Bull.
Picher, Oklahoma

Picher

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.
Fairview, Utah

Thistle Ghost Town

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.
Paris, France

Arènes de Lutèce

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.
New York, New York

Greenwich Locksmith

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.
San Antonio, Texas

Grave of Pat the Horse

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.
Wasilla, Alaska

Togo the Wonder Dog

Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.
Summerdale, Alabama

Spear Hunting Museum

Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.
Montgomery, Alabama

Hank Williams' Death Car

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.
Sylacauga, Alabama

Monument to Lady-Whacking Meteorite

Abstract marble carving for an 8.5-pound rock.
Philippi, West Virginia

Mummies of Philippi

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland

Fingal's Cave

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Odesa, Ukraine

Odesa Catacombs

The largest catacomb system in the world.
Eldon, Iowa

American Gothic House

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.
Dyersville, Iowa

Field of Dreams Movie Site

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.
Coffs Harbour, Australia

Big Bunch of Bananas

Roadside display for a popular fruit and vegetable stand.
Cheshire East, England

Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker

On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.
Yucca, Arizona

Area 66

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.
Las Vegas, Nevada

Dig This

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.
Province de Tinghir, Morocco

Todra Gorge

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.
Berlin, Germany

Spreepark

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
New Canaan, Connecticut

Glass House

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.
Birobidzhan, Russia

Birobidzhan

Fascinating early attempt at a Jewish autonomous settlement.