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Harrogate, England

Brimham Rocks

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.
Added by pyrawyrm
Margate City, New Jersey

Lucy the Elephant

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
Budapest, Hungary

Budapest Agriculture Museum

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.
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Sibiu, Romania

Pharmacy Museum of Sibiu

A stunning 18th century pharmacy and medieval chemist's collection.
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Raleigh, North Carolina

Bain Waterworks Plant

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.
Added by alisonlmyers
Houston, Texas

The Orange Show

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.
Dawson City, Yukon

The Sourtoe Cocktail

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.
Wall, South Dakota

Wall Drug

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Tekija, Serbia

Tabula Traiana

A Roman monument to their own civil engineering prowess.
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Oudenbosch, Netherlands

Basiliek Oudenbosch

Scale model of St. Peter's Cathedral (Rome) in the middle of a small Dutch town.
Added by cjwvos
Moscow, Russia

Lubyanka

Former headquarters of the KGB.
Redmond, Oregon

Petersen Rock Garden

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.
Added by BettyLuvs2Travel
płocki, Poland

Warsaw Radio Mast Remains

The shattered remains of the world's once tallest structure.
Added by Alpha
Toronto, Ontario

R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.
Added by Henry
Penzance, England

Minack Theatre

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Flanders, New York

Big Duck

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.
Added by greg
Phoenix, Arizona

Camelback Mountain

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
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New York, New York

Museum of Sex

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
Added by Henry