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Baťa’s Elevator Office

Zlin, Czechia

Baťa’s Elevator Office

A Czech shoe magnate built his office inside a giant elevator.

Cruise Missile in a Parking Lot

Pikeville, North Carolina

Cruise Missile in a Parking Lot

A disarmed 40-foot nuclear missile on display outside a North Carolina church.

Riviera Hotel Arch Ruins

Ormond Beach, Florida

Riviera Hotel Arch Ruins

Faded remnants of the entrance to a Mediterranean-style resort that never fully came to life.

Sandhills Youth Complex

Raeford, North Carolina

Sandhills Youth Complex

This abandoned building with a murky history has been both a school and a prison.

Dejima Island

Nagasaki, Japan

Dejima Island

A faithful reconstruction of what was once the only window into Japan.

Charleston Export Coal Terminal

Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston Export Coal Terminal

It could once load ships with tons of coal in an hour before its closing in 1952.

Tank Monument Kleinmachnow

Kleinmachnow, Germany

Tank Monument Kleinmachnow

A truly obscure, hidden Cold War monument.

Dredge No. 4

Dawson City, Yukon

Dredge No. 4

A colossal gold-dredging machine from the Klondike mining boom, now open to tours.

Mount Judd in 2014

Nuneaton, England

Mount Judd

The man-made mound once voted the best landmark in the UK.

“Freedom of Speech”

Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Norman Rockwell Museum

A rich collection honors the iconic American artist, down to the jacket worn in his “Freedom of Speech” painting.

Sports memorabilia on display.

Reedsville, Pennsylvania

Big Valley Antique Center

This vintage shopping center has more than 225 vendors selling everything from sports memorabilia to century-old furniture.

Quincy Dredge #2

Hancock, Michigan

Quincy Dredge #2

Rusting hulk stands in testament to the Keweenaw Peninsula’s rich history of copper mining.

Weltzeituhr

Berlin, Germany

Weltzeituhr

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.

The front of the memorial

Bratislava, Slovakia

Memorial to the Victims of Communism

A quiet memorial to the victims of the Soviet-backed communist regime in Czechoslovakia.

Grot and waterfall.

Rydal, England

Rydal Grot

Thought to be Britain’s earliest purpose-built viewing station, this small hut frames a magical waterfall.

The Old Transformers

Annfield Plain, England

The Old Transformers

A striking testament to the industrial past.

The octopus slide.

Victoria, British Columbia

Cadboro-Gyro Park

Home to an octopus slide and a humorous playground-sized cryptid.

Kanaguya Ryokan.

Yamanochi, Japan

Shibu Onsen

Nine healing baths available only to those who stay in this quaint town, said to have inspired 'Spirited Away.'

The Pink Tube

Berlin, Germany

The Pink Tube

An intersection between architecture, industrial construction, machine, and scientific instrument.

Folly Structure

Oak Brook, Illinois

Abandoned Folly

The overgrown remains of a folly temple/playhouse, in an unmaintained section of a Dupage County Forest Preserve.

Traffic cone hoping it doesn't rain

Chicago, Illinois

The Ogilvie Traffic Cone

A lone traffic cone perched on a ledge has remained unmoved since at least 2011, unofficially earning the status of a tiny Chicago landmark.

The storied Mini Cooper

Windhoek, Namibia

Joe's Beerhouse Mini Cooper

Atop one of Windhoek's most popular eateries is a monument to Namibia's most resilient vehicle.

Camp Marguerre

Loison, France

Camp Marguerre

A World War I German experimental concrete plant, hidden deep in a French forest.

Hangman's Hill, Epping Forest: on the right-hand side, appears to be uphill but is not.

Essex, England

Hangman’s Hill

The spirit of an executioner is said to cause cars to roll uphill in this English forest.

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