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Giant Squid Museum
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Maud Lewis' Painted House
This tiny abode has been covered in the art of the little old lady who made her life and living there.
West Liberty, Ohio
Piatt Castles
This pair of eccentric Ohio castles were built by a pair of brothers who wanted to bring a bit of class to the Ohio wilderness.
Brooklyn, New York
Yankee Ferry
A world of whimsy and wonder aboard a one of a kind historic landmark vessel.
Brighton, England
Brighton Waste House
This concept building is the UK's first attempt at making a permanent structure of nothing but trash.
McCloud, California
Wyntoon
This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.
New York, New York
Nero Wolfe's Brownstone
The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.
Gainesville, Florida
Historic Haile Homestead
Over 12,500 words are scrawled across each room of this historic plantation house and no one knows why.
London, England
The House of Dreams Museum
This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.
Coober Pedy, Australia
Crocodile Harry's Underground Nest & Dugout
This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.
New York, New York
The Webster Apartments
This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.
Montgomery, Alabama
F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum
The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.
Castrillo Mota de JudĂos, Spain
Castrillo Mota de JudĂos
The tiny Spanish village that long refused to change its outrageously anti-Semitic name.
Oak Park, Illinois
Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum
The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.
Richmond, Virginia
The Markel Building
Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.
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Los Angeles, California
Chemosphere
This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.
Giethoorn, Netherlands
Giethoorn
This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.
Barcelona, Spain
Casa BatllĂ³
One of Antoni GaudĂ's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
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