Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Night & Light Projections
The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.
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Tokyo, Japan
The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.
Providence, Rhode Island
This bookstore for weird fiction doubles as Providence’s de facto center for information about H.P. Lovecraft.
Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten
Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Two standing giants remain as a tribute to Luxembourg's metallurgical past.
Bruges, Belgium
Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.
Edmonton, Alberta
This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.
Watson Lake, Yukon
Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.
Singapore
This fountain was once heralded as the largest in the world.
Singapore
This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."
Tokyo, Japan
An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.
Tokyo, Japan
Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.
Burlington, Vermont
Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.
Burlington, Vermont
Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.
Des Moines, Iowa
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Fargo, North Dakota
In an alley behind a Fargo bar, you can roleplay as Mario while interacting with a popular street mural.
Fargo, North Dakota
"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"
Louisville, Kentucky
A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Portland, Maine
Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.
Washington, D.C.
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.