Schwerin, Germany
Henry the Lion Monument
A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.
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Schwerin, Germany
A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.
Salem, Massachusetts
The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.
Tambon Tham Nam Phut, Thailand
Grotesque statues of figures from Buddhist hell haunt the temple's Sin Park.
Chartres, France
A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.
Oakley, Kansas
Home of mutant livestock.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Waterloo, England
A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.
Queens, New York
This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
New York, New York
This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.
Washington, D.C.
A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.
Morristown, Tennessee
All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."
Mohács, Hungary
Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.
Sibiu, Romania
Something's watching you.
Gruta, Lithuania
Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.
Elberton, Georgia
Home of Dutchy, an exhumed Confederate statue that was once torn down by an angry mob for looking stupid.
Elberton, Georgia
A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.
Minnesota
A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Phillips, Wisconsin
An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.
Dublin, Ireland
An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.
Cahuita, Costa Rica
Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.
Budapest, Hungary
A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.
Margate City, New Jersey
Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
Leiden, Netherlands
The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.