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The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

The largest medieval water tank on the Iberian Peninsula is preserved beneath the Cáceres Museum.

This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

One of the oldest bridges in Norwich was used during the English witch trials and is said to be haunted.

Does being buried standing up help you get into heaven faster?

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.