Chitina, Alaska
The Gilahina Trestle
In the middle of the Alaskan wilderness, lies a train trestle to nowhere.
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Chitina, Alaska
In the middle of the Alaskan wilderness, lies a train trestle to nowhere.
Noisy-le-Grand, France
This stunningly massive housing complex is a go-to filming location for dystopian sci-fi cinema.
Lexington, Kentucky
The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.
Chickasha, Oklahoma
A 50-foot-tall replica of the infamous lamp from 'A Christmas Story' illuminates this small town.
Manchester, England
A small statue shaped like the grill of a Rolls-Royce marks the suburban location where the company’s first automobiles were manufactured.
Sakura, Japan
They say the internet is forever but just in case, the shiba inu behind an iconic meme has been immortalized in bronze.
Tokyo, Japan
Haunted by a giant white snake, this pond is said to bring the rain and pubic hair.
Chicago, Illinois
In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.
Oarai, Japan
A lone torii arch stands on a coastal rock where a deity is said to have landed.
Brussels, Belgium
From motorcycles to firetrucks and sports cars to horse-drawn carriages, this Belgian collection goes beyond rare cars.
Manila, Philippines
This historic Art Deco building embellished with local tropical fruits had fallen into disrepair before a recent restoration.
Upton, New York
Starting in 1961, Brookhaven National Labs regularly irradiated a section of forest with a canister of Cesium-137 to study the effects of hard gamma radiation on an ecosystem.
Kerċem, Malta
This 19th-century aqueduct provides insights into how water was supplied to Victoria on the island of Gozo before modern plumbing.
Ruse, Bulgaria
A Soviet-style monument, built after transferring the remains of heroes from their graves.
Malo Grablje, Croatia
This deserted town in the hills of Croatia’s "party island" may have a scandalous connection to King Henry VIII.
Zaragoza, Spain
The engineer of the Imperial Canal of Aragon installed this fountain to show skeptics he had achieved his aim.
Richmond, Virginia
Where three rails and three centuries of transportation meet.
Ibusuki, Japan
Japan Railways' southernmost train station offers a view of a volcano and a mailbox said to grant happiness.
Clifton, Australia
An impressive site containing some of the earth’s rarest living fossils.
Uvalde, Texas
A 17-foot-tall cutout of the Texas-born actor stands alongside the highway.
Tokoname, Japan
A mile-long trail of pottery culture, full of clay pipes and lucky cats, including one that’s 12.5 feet tall.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Walk through the history of a Dutch truck manufacturer, from 1928 to today.
Durango, Colorado
A multicolored mineral mound dribbles piping hot spring water right off the side of a highway.
Ghajnsielem, Malta
This abandoned building, which is the second-largest structure on the Maltese island of Comino, has a complicated past.