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Piera, Spain

Temple dels Homes

An ornate tower shows off a local artist's architectural flair.
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Ramree, Myanmar

Ramree Island

The island that holds the world-record for largest human massacre caused by animals.
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Estella, Spain

Park of the Sleepless (El Parque de los Desvelados)

A landscape decorated with enormous skull sculptures.
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Brazil

National Park of Seven Cities - Parque Nacional de Sete Cidades

Unusual rock formations eroded into a landscape of stone beasts.
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Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal

The Village of Monsanto

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
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Kauhajoki, Finland

Alpo Koivumäki Safari Park

Extraordinary animals sculpted from leftover junk.
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Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire

Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro

The world's largest church atop a political fault line.
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Raahe, Finland

Matti Lepistö Sculpture Garden

More than 200 eclectic sculptures surround the artist's home.
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San Miguel, Spain

Shell House - Casa de las Conchas

A small house in Tazones, completely covered in shells.
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Ambite, Spain

Monumento a Los Ojos

An outsider folly near Madrid.
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Épila, Spain

Basanta - The House of God

The quirky - and private - constructions of a secluded artist depict the house of God.
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Alcolea del Pinar, Spain

The Universal Sculpture Garden

The prolific artwork of a self-taught sculptor.
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São Paulo, Brazil

Casa de Pedra

The eccentric home of Estevão Silva da Conceição, known as the "Brazilian Gaudí."
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Escadaria Selarón Mosaic Steps

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
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Montoro, Spain

Casa de Las Conchas - The House of Shells

A house covered entirely with shells.
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Province of Matera, Italy

The Village of Craco

An Italian hillside ghost town.
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Argelaguer, Spain

Parc Garrell

Wonderland replication in progress by one persistent man.
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Ica, Peru

Huacachina

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.
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