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These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

What is the Thing?

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.