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The museum.
Permanently Closed

Felton, California

Bigfoot Discovery Museum

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

Precarious location.

Ponta do Pargo, Portugal

Ponta do Pargo Lighthouse

Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.

Labyrinth Park of Horta

Barcelona, Spain

Labyrinth Park of Horta

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

'The Little Prince' statue at the Northport-East Northport Public Library

Northport, New York

The Little Prince Statue

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

A close-up photograph of the chained books

Hereford, England

Hereford Cathedral Chained Library

Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.

Originally brightly illustrated, the map is now darkened with age.

Hereford, England

Hereford Mappa Mundi

The largest known medieval map of the world.

Mosaic Tile House

Los Angeles, California

Mosaic Tile House

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Phnom Sampeau Killing Cave

Krong Battambang, Cambodia

Killing Caves of Phnom Sampeau

Limestone caves in the Cambodian countryside, once the site of genocide, now a place of peaceful beauty.

Court of the Mysteries at night

Santa Cruz, California

Court of Mysteries

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Cave where the remains of Homo floresiensis were found.

Boawae, Indonesia

Liang Bua Cave

A real-life "hobbit" cave in Flores, Indonesia.

Komodo Island

East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Komodo National Park

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Original elevators

Brooklyn, New York

The Remains of Abraham & Straus Department Store

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

1920s Subway Car complete with ceiling fansPhoto by Curious Expeditions

Brooklyn, New York

New York Transit Museum

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Plymouth Street in Vinegar Hill

Brooklyn, New York

Vinegar Hill

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

Music fills the barge.
Permanently Closed

Brooklyn, New York

BargeMusic

A cargo of beautiful music.

Design Panoptikum

Berlin, Germany

Design Panoptikum

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

"Man Attacked by Babies" at Vigeland Sculpture Park

Oslo, Norway

Vigeland Sculpture Park

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Viking Ship Museum

Oslo, Norway

Viking Ship Museum

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Kuang Si Waterfalls

Ban Long, Laos

Kuang Si Waterfalls

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

(Flickr/antwerpenR)

Hong Kong

Kowloon Walled City Park

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

Chunking Mansions malls.

Hong Kong

Chungking Mansions

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

CHIJMES

Singapore

CHIJMES

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

Felix the Cat(s)

Singapore

Mint Museum of Toys

30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten.

Gardens by the Bay.

Singapore

Gardens by the Bay

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

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