A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

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

A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.