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Order the extra snappy, steamed hot dogs at this fourth-generation-run New England diner.

This 30-foot-high statue of Christ was intended to be part of a prehistoric theme park.

Once the center of Gold Rush mania, now the starting point for the Yukon Quest sled dog race.

A boat slowly sinking into the Essex mud flats bearing the names of the disappeared that haunt the Thames Estuary.

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.

This beloved, whimsical weiner topped an eclectic variety of Los Angeles buildings, including a Thai restaurant and an advertising agency.

A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.

Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.

The best revenge is a five-tiered layer cake of a dwelling.

A mesmerizing amount of crazy art is attached to the side of this house on Seattle's Phinney Ridge, bringing smiles to those who venture down the driveway to take a look.

Two elaborately decorated "catacomb saints" are displayed on either side of the altar in a small church in Germany.

After a battle with Congress, Webb C. Hayes installed the gates of the White House on the fence of his father's Presidential Library and Museum.

This one-of-a-kind shrine is dedicated to a girl who was too beautiful for her own good.

A neon-illuminated statue of James Cook at the edge of a historical Auckland wharf makes for an unexpected discovery.

A stunning little chapel built on a rock in the Mediterranean Sea on the Greek island of Leros.

This sculpture was made out of recycled guns that were turned in to the city.

Before this area was filled with luxury homes, it was a movie star's 160-acre ranch and a gangster's hideout.

This bombed church was given a new life as a contemporary art gallery.

An outdoor gallery of sculptures chiseled from a unique stone.

This seaside museum boasts a colorful collection of over 3,000 shells, the largest in Taiwan.

Every fifth of November, effigies of Guy Fawkes are thrown onto bonfires across Great Britain. But this Guy has managed to survive his fiery fate for almost 300 years.

Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.

This statue by a foremost African sculptor presents the leader in Haiti's independence struggle as a heroic figure contemplating his fledgling nation's constitution.

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.