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Prague, Czechia

Jan Palach Memorial

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.
San Francisco, California

Loved to Death

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Girard Wing

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.
Santa Maria, California

Betteravia Sugar Plant

Factory that once supported an entire company town of 350.
Fort Myers, Florida

Edison & Ford Winter Estates

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.
Atlanta, Georgia

Oakland Cemetery

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.
Atlanta, Georgia

Cator Woolford Gardens

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.
San Diego, California

Whaley House

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.
Austin, Texas

Museum of the Weird

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
Bishopville, South Carolina

Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.
Estes Park, Colorado

The Stanley Hotel

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Wabasha Street Caves

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Vieques, Puerto Rico

Mosquito Bay

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Bijbels Museum

A collection of biblical memorabilia.
San Francisco, California

Audium Theatre of Sound-Sculptured Space

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.
New York, New York

Jeffrey's Hook Light

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
Austin, Texas

Mayfield Park

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.
San Francisco, California

Prelinger Library

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.
Davis, California

Eggheads

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.
Los Angeles, California

California Institute of Abnormalarts (CIA)

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.
Khlong Sok, Thailand

Rafflesia

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.
Chicago, Illinois

Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.
London, England

Ruined Victorian Folly

Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.