Chicago, Illinois
Inez Clarke Monument
A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.
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Chicago, Illinois
A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.
St John's, Antigua and Barbuda
An imposing statue of the first prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda stands in the middle of a traffic intersection.
Helsinki, Finland
An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.
Tampa, Florida
Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.
Spanish Town, British Virgin Islands
This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.
Singapore
This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."
Bremen, Germany
Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.
Jefferson City, Tennessee
Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.
Columbus, Georgia
A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.
Hamilton, Ontario
With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.
Tampa, Florida
A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.
Margate City, New Jersey
Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
Montreal, Québec
Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.
Edmonton, Alberta
This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.
Los Angeles, California
A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California
The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.
Wabash, Indiana
This shop is named for a runaway elephant who smashed through its doors, stole some peanuts, and spent five days on the lam.
Marshall, Missouri
A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.
Los Angeles, California
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Great Falls, Montana
"Polynesia on the Plains."