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This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

Where religious effigies, magic soaps, and occult candles are brought to customers at wholesale prices.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

This holy goods emporium is where priests go for a little retail therapy to outfit their churches.

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

This incredible Chinese theme park may be the largest bootleg in history.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

Genitals, claws, and faces are served at this Beijing eatery.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.