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Singapore
Changi Junk Store
A so-called Singapore junk store that is closer to a historical restoration center.
Charleston, South Carolina
Old Slave Mart
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Key West, Florida
Pan Am's First Office
The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.
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New York, New York
Houdini Revealed
Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
Sarasota, Florida
Pinecraft
This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.
Earlton, New York
Basement Bistro
This one-man homegrown eatery may be the world's most exclusive restaurant with its five-year waiting list.
Seligman, Arizona
Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In
A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.
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Santa Monica, California
Typhoon Restaurant
This California eatery has made a name for itself by embracing Asia's rich history of eating bugs.
Singapore
CHIJMES
A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.
Los Angeles, California
Norton Sales Inc.
Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.
Jeongseon, South Korea
Rock It Suda
A Korean rock bassist's wild dream has become a reality at this completely insane boutique hotel.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Most SNP
This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.
Chester, England
Chester Rows
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Lucerne, Switzerland
Barabas Hotel Luzern
Lucerne's central prison was converted into a tourist hotel with a bare minimum of changes.
Weinan, China
Huashan Temple
A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.
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Tokyo, Japan
Alcatraz ER
Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.
Topanga, California
Hidden Treasures
An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.
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