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Legend says that this short Canadian tunnel still holds the dying screams of a girl who burned alive.

This scout retreat, still in use today, was the filming location for the original “Friday the 13th” film.

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

Germany's last remaining Lenin statue has become a lightning rod of debate about the country's divided past.

This shrine to film's most iconic wasteland wanderer is located in the very outback where the movies were shot.

A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.

Trade in that pesky human soul for cold-hard circuits.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

This mundane shopping plaza is named after a gruesome piece of flotsam.

Massive kielbasa stands 42 feet tall and weighs in at 12,000 pounds.

It may be a "Smoke Free Ontario" today, but at this museum you can still get a whiff of yesterday’s Golden Age of tobacco farming.