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The roadway bend where highway painters practice their craft looks like expressionist art.

A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

An allegorical sculpture in Maryland wears the artist’s politics on its trunk.

The tower claims to be the world's only pagoda made entirely from Myanmar's lucrative gemstone.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

A nondescript dirt lot hides an intriguing center of shamanic healing.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.

The "Paris of the Prairies" wouldn't be complete without a replica of the iconic landmark.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

This tremendous trout welcomes visitors to a northern Michigan town with a rich fishing history.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

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

The world's largest Holstein cow.