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A detached cement mixer has been transformed to resemble a relic from some obscure NASA mission to Oklahoma.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

To honor his gardening wife, this yard artist turns bowling balls into playful, colorful sculptures.

A fire station-turned-church-turned-museum dedicated to the work of seminal light artist Dan Flavin.

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

A memorial to the Potawatomi chief who allegedly ran nearly 150 miles to alert settlers of an impending attack.

Learn about the history and craftsmanship of carousels inside this museum located in a former post office.

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

Lost subway station nestled beneath Toronto's busy commuter line.

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.