Falkirk, Scotland
Falkirk Wheel
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
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Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Manistique, Michigan
This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Taylors Falls, Minnesota
A stone face watches over the river.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Dzitnup, Mexico
These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.
Sparta, Wisconsin
Homemade outdoor church and sculpture garden decorated with glass shards.
Tambon Wat That, Thailand
Bizarre Hindu and Buddhist sculpture park.
Guilin, China
Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.
Imlay, Nevada
The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."
Cave City, Kentucky
One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.
Mexico City, Mexico
The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.
West Baden Springs, Indiana
A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.
Simi Valley, California
An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."
Rockport, Massachusetts
An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
London, England
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
Abita Springs, Louisiana
A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.