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Wasilla, Alaska

Togo the Wonder Dog

Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.
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Cantwell, Alaska

Igloo City

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
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Chullora, Australia

Big Bicycle

Roadside attraction outside of a recycling center.
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Carrollton, Alabama

Henry Wells' Lightning Portrait

The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.
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Summerdale, Alabama

Spear Hunting Museum

Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.
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Montgomery, Alabama

Hank Williams' Death Car

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.
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Birmingham, Alabama

African Village in America

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.
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Bodalla, Australia

Big Cheese

Giant wheel of cheese marks a dairying village.
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Sylacauga, Alabama

‘Falling Star’

A sinuous monument to the first person who was struck by a meteorite.
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Philippi, West Virginia

Mummies of Philippi

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.
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Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

Mount Horeb Trollway

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.
Young, Australia

Big Cherries

Honoring the annual National Cherry Festival.
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Young, Australia

Lambing Flat Chinese Tribute Garden

Tribute to the Chinese people of Young and Australia.
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Columbia, Missouri

Devil's Icebox

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.
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Moonbi, Australia

Big Chook

Fiberglas monument to Moonbi's poultry industry.
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Isle of Staffa, Scotland

Fingal's Cave

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
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Odesa, Ukraine

Odesa Catacombs

The largest catacomb system in the world.
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Kemi, Finland

Kemi Snow Castle

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
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