Portland, Oregon
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An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
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Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Santa Cruz, California
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
Tokyo, Japan
Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.
Nara, Japan
The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.
Los Angeles, California
Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.
Puebla, Mexico
The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Where the "World Pinball Champion” is crowned.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.
Trinidad, Cuba
This subterranean disco dance club in a Cuban cave comes with bright lights and a dark legend.
Naftah, Tunisia
Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.
Key West, Florida
Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.
Big Pine Key, Florida
For divers and music lovers, the Florida Keys' Underwater Music Festival provides the best of both worlds.
Wuppertal, Germany
This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.
Kingsand, England
Half-eaten food on display at an English café.
San Bernardino, California
This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
Irwin, Pennsylvania
This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.
Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Yokohama, Japan
This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.
Kissimmee, Florida
Would you like a sleeper hold with that?
Vienna, Virginia
An eccentric company offers eccentric millionaires the opportunity to have spaceflight-related experiences.
District of Columbia
Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.