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Brooklyn, New York

Interference Archive

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.
Cornville, Arizona

Eliphante

Outsider Art Community.
Montezuma, New Mexico

Dwan Light Sanctuary

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.
Frewville, Australia

The Butterfly Room

Hundreds of tiny dead butterfly eyes gaze down at diners in this Australian eatery.
New Orleans, Louisiana

Marie Laveau's Tomb

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
San Antonio, Texas

Largest Virgin Mary Mosaic in the World

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.
St. Petersburg, Florida

Brooklyn Art Library

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Bir Tawil

Land that belongs to no nation.
New York, New York

Dream House

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
Cincinnati, Ohio

Hanging Garden

A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.
Fredericksburg, Texas

Enchanted Rock

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.
Shoreham, Australia

Ashcombe Maze

Australia's largest traditional hedge maze features a Great Gnome Hunt.
Bundoora, Australia

Larundel Mental Asylum

Dilapidated ruins that once treated a notorious young serial killer, currently hosting vandals, squatters, and ghost hunters.
Australia

Lake Hillier

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
Coober Pedy, Australia

Coober Pedy

An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.
Dungeness, England

Derek Jarman's Garden

An avant-garde artist is survived by his seaside garden.
Achères-la-Forêt, France

Le Village d'Art Préludien

A village of art and exotic creations.
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France

Grotto of Saint Genevieve

18th century underground pilgrimage site, dedicated to a Saint that did something...
Paris, France

I Love You Wall

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.
Paris, France

The Beverley Adult Cinema

A font of vintage porn on the silver screen.
Paris, France

Paris Padlocks of Love

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
San Francisco, California

Secret Tiled Staircase

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
San Francisco, California

The Wave Organ

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
San Francisco, California

Institute of Illegal Images

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.