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Phoenix man has two yards full of vintage signs and antiques.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

One of the oldest carousels in the United States is still running in the coastal village of Watch Hill.

Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

A gothic-styled structure that has been the location for several movies.

Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.

Tucked away in the forest, these giant wooden trolls delight visitors in Charlestown, Rhode Island.

This bookstore for weird fiction doubles as Providence’s de facto center for information about H.P. Lovecraft.

This Gothic revival structure has been a family home, a military base, a gymnastics center, and is now owned by one of the largest auction houses in Italy.

This historic line is a remnant of an ambitious and unconventional project that today provides panoramic views of the Ligurian mountains.

Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.

Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

This region of Slovakia boasts some of the most plentiful opal mines in the world.