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An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

An abandoned socialist utopia built in the late 19th century.

Rusted structures stand like ghosts of Cyprus' 6,000-year-old copper industry.

This site is both a remarkable reminder of the town's mining history and a fantastic government blooper.

Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."

Despite what scientists think, the town still says this is an extraterrestrial rock.

This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.

A small and surprising passageway in Saint Petersburg devoted to the Beatles.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.

This fascinating cave is packed with prehistoric rock art and Stone Age tools.

One of Mother Nature’s geological gems, home to many prehistoric fossils.

The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.

This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.

This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.