Denver, Colorado
International Church of Cannabis
A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.
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Denver, Colorado
A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.
Walla Walla, Washington
"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."
Fortville, Indiana
The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.
Chatham, New York
Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Washington, D.C.
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
Mexico City, Mexico
The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.
Bingen, Germany
The many—66 to be exact—faces of the German forest.
Reykjavik, Iceland
The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
Gyeongju, South Korea
This odd museum/art gallery embraces the physiological, zoological, and ethnographic side of sex.
Liberty, Missouri
The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Sweden
Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.
Laguna Beach, California
This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.
Berlin, Germany
A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.
Dallas, Texas
This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.
Vancouver, Washington
A library of only unpublished manuscripts.
Los Angeles, California
A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.
LaCrosse, Washington
An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.
Burk's Falls, Ontario
A school teacher's massive and terrifying self-built castle.
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.
London, England
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.