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A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

A recently abandoned psych ward at the end of Sanatorium Road.

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

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.