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Cambria, California
Nitt Witt Ridge
A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.
Lemgo, Germany
Karl Junker House
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Quigley's Castle
The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.
Collector, Australia
Dreamer's Gate
One man's artistic vision is a small town government's legal battle.
Culver City, California
Center for Land Use Interpretation
A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.
Saint George's, Grenada
Jason de Caires Taylor's Underwater Sculpture Garden
A gallery of underwater art that can be visited by man and fish alike.
Ober Neustift, Austria
Waldviertel Pyramid
A pyramid in Central Europe of unknown origin.
Akarsu KöyĂ¼, Turkey
Sumela Monastery
A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.
Höganäs, Sweden
Nimis in Ladonia
Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.
Caracas, Venezuela
El Monumento a la Paz
Dr. Farid Mattar's Monument of Peace.
Manaus, Brazil
Teatro Amazonas in Manaus
A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.
Mejorada del Campo, Spain
Don Justo's Self Built Cathedral
A huge cathedral single-handedly constructed by one eccentric monk.
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Paris, Illinois
'Embassy Row of the Parisian Diaspora'
One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.
Center, Colorado
UFO Watchtower
One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Externsteine
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
Rock City
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Phoenix, Arizona
Mystery Castle
A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.
Barstow, California
Vivos Underground Shelter Network for 4,000 Survivors
Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.
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