Des Plaines, Illinois
Square Deal Shoe Store
This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.
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Des Plaines, Illinois
This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.
Inverness, Scotland
This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.
Glenelg, Scotland
The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.
Spean Bridge, Scotland
This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.
Nairn, Scotland
The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.
Fortingall, Scotland
Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.
Crieff, Scotland
A sculpture commemorating the "world's best mouser" in what is likely Scotland's longest-running distillery
Ardtalnaig, Scotland
Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.
Santa Cruz, California
A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
Garden Grove, California
The design of this ornately decorated place of worship closely mirrors a church in Vietnam.
Anaheim, California
Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.
Anaheim, California
The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.
Prague, Czechia
Dedicated to the man who saved hundreds of children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.
Prague, Czechia
A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.
Prague, Czechia
A colossal statue of a woman hugging a modern building.
Prague, Czechia
The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.
Prague, Czechia
Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.
Prague, Czechia
A Baroque mansion with ties to legendary magicians and alchemists.
Nuremberg, Germany
This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.
Nuremberg, Germany
This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.
Nuremberg, Germany
During World War II, the Nazis repurposed this beer cellar to store stolen artwork.