Lassodie, Scotland
St. Ninian's Fife Earth Project
The half-finished remains of what would have been Scotland’s biggest piece of landscape art.
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Lassodie, Scotland
The half-finished remains of what would have been Scotland’s biggest piece of landscape art.
London, England
The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.
Bronx, New York
The loneliest island in New York.
Brooklyn, New York
This eclectic sculpture garden in Brooklyn, home to a bizarre collection of art, was once a run-down junkyard.
Melbourne, Australia
This modern pedestrian bridge on the Yarra River was modeled after an Aboriginal fish trap.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.
London, England
Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.
Oxford, England
The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."
Manteo, North Carolina
The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.
Sylva, North Carolina
Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.
Asheville, North Carolina
A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.
Pittsboro, North Carolina
A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.
Bryson City, North Carolina
The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.
Asheville, North Carolina
This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.
Charlotte, North Carolina
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Asheville, North Carolina
This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.
Littleton, North Carolina
Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.
King George Island, Antarctica
Russian Orthodox church built on an Antarctic island.
Salamanca, Spain
An unusual but excellent display created in the 1930s as propaganda against the Freemasons.
Portland, Oregon
This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.
Portland, Oregon
Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.
Dunseith, North Dakota
A rim-made reptile in North Dakota.