Antarctica
Mount Erebus
Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.
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Antarctica
Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.
Frankenmuth, Michigan
World's largest Christmas store.
Goldfield, Nevada
Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.
Brazil
An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.
Elvas, Portugal
This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.
Gland, Switzerland
This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.
Portland, Oregon
This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.
Gävle, Sweden
If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.
Natchez, Mississippi
This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.
Keystone, South Dakota
The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."
Shanklin, England
This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.
Portland, Oregon
This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.
Arco, Idaho
The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.
Zagreb, Croatia
This scale model of our solar system hid in plain sight for years before a physics team sought out all the planets.
Jadwin, Missouri
Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.
Winlock, Washington
The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.
Los Angeles, California
Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.
York, England
A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Kaukapakapa, New Zealand
One of the world's largest Tesla coils.
Tacoma, Washington
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.
Sudbury, Ontario
A neutrino detector built into the largest man-made underground cavity in the world.