Winters, California
The Lonely Parking Meter
The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.
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Winters, California
The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland
The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.
Boston, Massachusetts
Narrowest house in Boston.
Norton, Kansas
A unique gallery chronicles the losers of American presidential history.
Bloomington, Indiana
A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.
Aneby C, Sweden
This pyramid in southern Sweden houses the remains of an eccentric nobleman, who spent his life doing whatever he felt like doing.
Ardino, Bulgaria
An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.
Varberg, Sweden
Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.
Playa Blanca, Spain
A completely underwater art museum sends a stark message about humans' impact on the environment.
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
One man is on a singular quest to name an island after a famous hip-hop artist.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.
Härjedalen, Sweden
This statue, deep in a Swedish forest, is all alone, just like the renowned recluse would have wanted.
Halsteren, Netherlands
Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.
Gothenburg, Sweden
One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.
Kanab, Utah
Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."
Ödeshög, Sweden
This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.
Munich, Germany
A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.
Cupertino, California
If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.
London, England
Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.
Washington, D.C.
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Punta Arenas, Chile
The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.
Hamelin Pool, Australia
Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.
Sister Bay, Wisconsin
Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.