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Deshnok, India

Karni Mata Temple

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.
Sidoarjo, Indonesia

The Sidoarjo Mud Volcano

A mud volcano in Indonesia spews out 50,000 cubic meters of mud every day.
Cairo, Egypt

Agricultural Museum of Cairo

A huge museum of much more than just agriculture displayed in a princess's palace.
Tsuruoka, Japan

Sokushinbutsu of Dainichibou Temple

The self-mummified monks of Japan.
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Barcelona, Spain

Museu de Carrosses Fúnebres de Barcelona

This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.
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Hugo, Oklahoma

Showmen's Rest

Circus cemetery for all the “showmen under God’s big top.”
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Porto, Portugal

Igreja de São Francisco Catacombs

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.
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Friday Harbor, Washington

Whale Museum

Orcas on display and in the water.
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Arcozelo, Portugal

Capela do Senhor da Pedra

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.
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San Francisco, California

Museum of Russian Culture

Russian history in San Francisco.
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Mont Saint-Michel, France

Mont Saint-Michel

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
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Paris, France

Musée de la Prefecture de Police

A museum which takes visitors to the côté obscure of Paris.
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Leeds, England

St. Aidan's BE1150 Dragline

The largest preserved walking dragline excavator in Western Europe.
Taipei, Taiwan

Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.
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Paris, France

Doctor Charcot's Library

The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.
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Höganäs, Sweden

Nimis in Ladonia

Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.
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Caracas, Venezuela

Dr. Gottfried Knoche and his mummies

Ruins of the laboratory where a mysterious doctor invented an embalming fluid and stored his mummies.
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Caracas, Venezuela

El Monumento a la Paz

Dr. Farid Mattar's Monument of Peace.
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