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A botched 18th-century canal silenced one of Sweden's most magnificent waterfalls.

An ornate Thai pavilion in the middle of Sweden.

The gnarled remains of an exploded German bunker from World War II sit along a breathtaking fjord.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The father of the sewing machine died broke, but this small, free museum is dedicated to the unsung inventor.

This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.

A grassy pyramid named after a French battle.

This may be the world's only drive-through windmill.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.

A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

A replica that won't float away.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

This misspelled graffiti reappears every time it is removed.