Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

Holding the current title of "biggest chair in the world," it stands with little fanfare in Lucena, Spain.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A Roman monument to their own civil engineering prowess.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

The most disputed archipelago in the world.

Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.

The clock that sets them all.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

China's biggest e-waste village.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.