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Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

A phone booth crammed with books marks the path to a house-turned-bookstore in Alaska.

The only house built with a turret, crenellations, and a moat in Palmer, Alaska.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

An iconic Russian watch brand inspired by Yuri Gagarin's trip to outer space.

An art museum inside an active factory.

Actually this "ancient" way of fishing may have started as recently as WW2

Remains of military submarines built in secret jungle factories by the Tamil guerrillas' naval wing.

Pettah's beautiful floating market was once a stinky canal in a sketchy industrial area.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

A home for skateboarders with sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean in Morocco.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.