Katy, Texas
Forbidden Gardens
Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.
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Katy, Texas
Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.
Houston, Texas
Beer lover's can-covered house.
Houston, Texas
At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.
Houston, Texas
A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.
Galveston, Texas
The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.
Ecuador
Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.
Ecuador
This research hub in the Amazon Rainforest is perched amid one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes.
Tulcan, Ecuador
This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.
Quito, Ecuador
Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.
Quito, Ecuador
Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.
Quito, Ecuador
It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
Home of the "true" equator.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.
Bailey, Colorado
A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.
Lerwick, Scotland
The unexpected mascot of Shetland's capital.
Chicago, Illinois
An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.
Yangjiang, China
Inside this museum is an ongoing excavation of an ancient shipwreck.
Peach Springs, Arizona
In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.
Taupō, New Zealand
Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.
Indio, California
A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.
Cornimont, France
This collection of French root art looks like an indoor fairy wonderland.
Kværndrup, Denmark
Generations have refused to move this doll from its dusty resting place to preserve a castle from a watery fate.
Thirsk, England
The ghosts of Britain's telecommunication past sit rusting away in a small village in England.