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Revitalization efforts converted a former U.S. military heliport into a sprawling urban park.

This abandoned Swedish folkpark offers an amazing view over the town of Överkalix.

A treasure trove of scientific instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

From open waters to open dance floors—this decommissioned ferry has been transformed into a lively nightclub.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.

Four-story slides send people whizzing through the math department at this Munich university.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

Exploring the past, present, and future of blues music.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

An urban forest overtakes what was the greatest failure of utopic urban housing.

If you want to build a better mousetrap, first consult this small museum's massive collection of trapping tools.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.