Yucca Valley, California
Desert Christ Park
On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.
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Yucca Valley, California
On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.
Suva, Fiji
Recently revamped museum of Fijian history located within a gorgeous colonial-era garden.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Nashville, Tennessee
This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.
Noblesville, Indiana
This turn of the century jail once held Charles Manson.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.
Tallinn, Estonia
The Guardian of Tallinn.
Abbotsford, Australia
This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.
Melbourne, Australia
Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.
Melbourne, Australia
A firefighting museum housed in a historic station whose Lookout Tower watches over Melbourne.
Duluth, Minnesota
The watery grave of an impractical idea.
Micronesia
Tropical paradise strewn with hundreds of World War II wrecks.
Nanwei, Micronesia
The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Seattle, Washington
A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.
Seattle, Washington
The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.
Seattle, Washington
This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”
Berriedale, Australia
This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.
Davenport, Australia
The UFO capital of Australia is the outback’s answer to Roswell.
Tailem Bend, Australia
This pioneer village is like a time capsule of 19th-century Australia.