Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
Memorial to Félicette, the First Cat in Space
The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.
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Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.
Glover, Vermont
This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.
Dunning, Scotland
A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.
Phoenix, Arizona
A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.
Drogheda, Ireland
The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.
Sanford, Florida
This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Nuremberg, Germany
This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.
Clayton, Alabama
In 1863, a woman buried her hard-drinking husband beneath his beloved booze.
Edison, New Jersey
In a New Jersey cemetery, the final resting place of two brothers who fell victim to a deadly mushroom.
Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Corsicana, Texas
A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."
Topeka, Kansas
A mysterious local has been dressing the child's grave for decades.
Aurora, Texas
This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.
Alexandria, Virginia
This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.
San Antonio, Texas
In 1977, wealthy socialite Sandra West was buried wearing an elegant white nightdress while reclining comfortably in her powder-blue 1964 Ferrari.
Bellaire, Texas
A curious statue fit for a mad tea party.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This rooftop sign has been confusing Milwaukee-bound airline passengers for decades.
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Together they left this world, and together they shall remain for all eternity.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
This grave marks the final resting place of pioneer John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.
Loveland, Ohio
A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.
Cisco, Texas
Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.