The location of the pie company that gave a classic toy its name is now a parking lot.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

Mansion and shopping center used in the 1975 film "The Stepford Wives."

A modern-day Lascaux cave underneath Paris.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

The magic's in the hole!

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

Located in a beautifully restored ice house, this museum is the result of decades of hard work and devotion to the craft of plumbing.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

World's largest Christmas store.

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.