Hamilton, Ohio
Hollow Earth Monument
A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.
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Hamilton, Ohio
A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.
Tainan City, Taiwan
The residence of a Taiwanese literary scholar sits down an alleyway adorned with depictions of snails.
Meagher, Montana
Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.
Namur, Belgium
Where a cross marks the spot King Albert I’s body was found on 17 February 1934.
Greenville, South Carolina
Nine tiny mice sculptures hide in plain sight along Main Street.
Point Leamington, Newfoundland and Labrador
A quirky museum showcasing gloves from movie stars to moonwalkers, plus a behind-the-scenes factory tour.
Tohen, Somalia
This lighthouse at the very tip of the Horn of Africa in the Puntland region of Somalia is a relic of Italian fascism.
Vejle, Denmark
Hidden in plain sight, the origin of these embedded skulls remains the stuff of legend.
Bucharest, Romania
Unique museum with a dizzying array of collectibles, from corkscrews to typewriters and much more.
Landenberg, Pennsylvania
The meeting of the northwestern corner of Delaware, the northeastern corner of Maryland, and the southern edge of Pennsylvania.
South West City, Missouri
Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.
Joplin, Missouri
This monument marks the point where Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri intersect.
Tucson, Arizona
Grown from a seed that went to the moon!
Takia, Oman
This mysterious anthropomorphic statuette is on display at the National Museum of Oman.
Nahouri, Burkina Faso
In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
This monument memorializes a violent massacre where colonial police killed 50 striking dockworkers.
Hong Kong
A border town divided by the Hong Kong–China line, where entry still requires a special permit.
Caerphilly, Wales
This castle tower in Wales leans at a steeper angle than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Melilla, Spain
A five-square-mile slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
The hottest place on the planet.
Al Jazeera Al Hamra, United Arab Emirates
This abandoned fishing village may or may not be haunted.
Sonoma, California
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Port Jervis, New York
A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.