Winkel, Netherlands
Kremlin of the Netherlands
This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.
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Winkel, Netherlands
This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.
Densuș, Romania
One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.
Snagov Island, Romania
This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).
Viscri, Romania
A medieval church built up to defend its village.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."
Atlanta, Georgia
Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.
Mentor, Ohio
A fiberglass jungle, deep in the wilds of the Cleveland suburbs.
San Francisco, California
Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Granger, Washington
In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."
Lexington, Oregon
Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.
Cape Palliser, New Zealand
These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.
Ashburton Lakes, New Zealand
Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.
Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
San Francisco, California
Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.
New York, New York
A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.
New York, New York
Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.