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Tataouine, Tunisia

Ksar Ouled Soltane

A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'

Phonsavan, Laos

Craters Restaurant

Eat a meal surrounded by bomb fragments.

A boat coffin in 1960 (WikiCommons)

Ga-Adangbe Caskets - Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop

The clever workshop that has been designing some of the most unusual coffins imaginable.

Cracked hard-boiled eggs after soaking

Tongzi Dan: Boy Eggs

Urine-soaked Chinese eggs.

The remodeled exterior of the police station-turned-hotel.

Tsai Po, Hong Kong

Old Tai O Police Station

A station built to repel pirates now attracts wealthy vacationers.

Present day Huautla de Jiménez

Huautla de Jiménez, Mexico

Huautla de Jiménez

Southern Mexico under the influence of mushrooms, ceremony and celebrity.

A canopied entrance to the once luxurious hotel (Flickr/oladybug0)

San Blas, Mexico

Playa Hermosa

A wild Hollywood resort thwarted by mosquitoes.

Munich, Germany

Kunstkammer Georg Laue

One man's personal kunstkammer, museum and shop.

The house that moved in Exeter. (spi/Flickr)

Exeter, England

House That Moved

Old Tudor home moved on thick iron rails to a new spot.

Los Angeles, California

Townhouse Bar and Speakeasy

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

Wall of Big Mouth Billy Bass

Little Rock, Arkansas

Billy Bass Adoption Center

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

Ruins of Hacienda Nápoles

Puerto Triunfo, Colombia

Hacienda Nápoles

Former drug lord’s manor, now a theme park. Watch out for the hippos.

Milestii Mici, Moldova

Mileștii Mici

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

Swirling keys on Mortillaro's shop. (acetonic/Flickr)

New York, New York

Greenwich Locksmith

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

Cave City, Kentucky

Dinosaur World

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

Cantwell, Alaska

Igloo City

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

Mount Horeb Trollway

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

Kemi Snow Castle

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.