San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
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San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
San Francisco, California
The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.
Meybod, Iran
Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.
Washington, D.C.
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
London, England
The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
Prague, Czechia
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
A crucified and bearded female saint.
Želízy, Czechia
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Olomouc, Czechia
An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.
Split, Croatia
A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.
Cleveland, Ohio
Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Madrid, Spain
The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.
New Haven, Connecticut
While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.
Los Angeles, California
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Utrecht, Netherlands
This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.
Chicago, Illinois
A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.
Palatine, Illinois
Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.