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A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.

A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.

A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

This tiny home built on revenge appears to be scarcely wider than a Volkswagen.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.

Each year, teams of the world's best snow sculptors have 65 hours to create frozen masterpieces.

One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

The final resting place of a famous 19th-century murder victim whose identity is still a mystery.

The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.

Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.

This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.

WWII rocket launchpad in rural Germany and site of operation backfire.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

An abandoned fishing village in pre-oil Qatar.

This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.