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Singapore
The Clinic
"Would you like your sangria in an IV bag, or straight-up?"
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Frankfurt, Germany
Henninger Turm
The world's only silo that was topped by two revolving restaurants has unfortunately been demolished.
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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Alcantarilla Colonial (Colonial Sewers)
One of the first sewers in the Americas.
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St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine Airplane Graveyard
Gutted airplanes slowly decay in a Florida field.
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St. Charles, Illinois
Al Capone's Hideaway & Steakhouse
A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.
Genoa, Colorado
World’s Wonder View Tower
See six states from the newly restored 100-year-old historic roadside attraction.
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Pattaya, Thailand
The Bottle Art Museum
Thailand museum of bottles of all shapes and sizes filled with intricate and beautiful art.
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Berlin, Germany
Zucker-Museum
A sweet museum focused on beets.
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Gaiman, Argentina
Parque el DesafĂo
A retiree's challenge to build an outdoor wonderland out of trash.
Burlington, Kentucky
Rabbit Hash
Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.
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Katy, Texas
Forbidden Gardens
Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.
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Bagley, Minnesota
Bagley Wildlife Museum
The Largest Little Museum in the Northwest.
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Kholmogorskiy rayon, Russia
Sutyagin House.
What once claimed to be the world's tallest single-family wooden structure house.
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Tighnabruaich, Scotland
Polphail Village
Built during the Scottish boom in the oil industry, the village was never inhabited.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
The Absinthe Museum
Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.
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Rome, Italy
The Criminology Museum
Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?
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Los Angeles, California
Youngwood Court
Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.
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Worcester, Massachusetts
Higgins Armory Museum
Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.
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