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A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

Anyone can play paleontologist at this quarry that has Cambrian fossils galore.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

A distinctive monument for this former world champion takes the form of a billiards table, complete with balls and cue.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.

A remarkable lifelong collection of antiques and art preserved in a historic Melbourne townhouse.

A large Melbourne wall is home to an iconic work of art from one of the world's most renowned street artists.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

This iconic neon jester is a local landmark that you might recognize from his cameos in film and television.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

An oddity shop filled with loads of bones, skulls, crafting materials, vintage taxidermy, and more.

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

An archive and museum with a mind-boggling collection of Shakespeare-related objects.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.