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Los Angeles, California

Phantasma Gloria

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.
aerienne Added by aerienne
Chicago, Illinois

Couch Tomb

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.
jessicahester1 Added by jessicahester1
Denton, Texas

Goatman's Bridge

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.
Carolinethrift Added by Carolinethrift
Sterling, Virginia

Warp Drive

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.
termah71 Added by termah71
Aranda de Duero, Spain

Bodegas of Aranda de Duero

A network of hundreds of interconnected wineries in caves hides under the town center.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Seguin, Texas

World's Largest Pecan

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.
rocketship2mars Added by rocketship2mars
Lerna, Illinois

World's Fastest Pop Machine

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.
Mothmans Spouse Added by Mothmans Spouse
Prague, Czechia

Idiom Installation

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.
Sebastian Wortys Added by Sebastian Wortys
El Paso, Texas

B-36 Bomber Crash Site

The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.
atcbrayne Added by atcbrayne
London, England

Animals in War Memorial

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.
ndgreco Added by ndgreco
Gloucestershire, England

Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Richmond, California

Nike Missile Radar Site

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.
James Gage Added by James Gage
Milan, Italy

Horned Madonna of Portinari Chapel

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.
Added by Giorgio
Washington, D.C.

Jefferson Pier Marker

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter
Elko, Nevada

Western Folklife Center

This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Suffolk, England

Bures Dragon

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.
Meg Added by Meg
Jarbidge, Nevada

Jarbidge Wilderness

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Hammonton, New Jersey

Amatol Ghost Town

In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.
57butler Added by 57butler
Hot Springs, North Carolina

Paint Rock

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.
TakeaHike Added by TakeaHike
Cherokee, North Carolina

Mountain Farm Museum

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.
jusTodd Added by jusTodd
Bryson City, North Carolina

The Road to Nowhere

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Added by ashleeweeks
Sylva, North Carolina

The Fugitive Train Wreck

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Centerville, Tennessee

Minnie Pearl Chicken Wire Statue

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.
magicguy Added by magicguy
Duffield, Virginia

Virginia's Natural Tunnel

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.