Budapest, Hungary
Istvántelek Train Yard
The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.
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Budapest, Hungary
The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.
Orlando, Florida
Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.
Chicago, Illinois
The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.
Puebla, Mexico
The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."
Wuppertal, Germany
This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.
Washington, D.C.
Need a hardcopy of the 50-title Code of Federal Regulations? This is the place.
Melbourne, Australia
The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.
Shenzhen Shi, China
130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.
Goleta, California
The first attack on the continental U.S. during WWII occurred off the coast of a quiet California golf course.
Valencia, Spain
This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.
Vienna, Virginia
A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.
Yalta, Ukraine
This space age health spa looks like a supervillain's lair.
Washington, D.C.
An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.
Baltimore, Maryland
A model home in the Medical Examiner's Office in which grisly death scenes are staged to train forensic investigators.
Leninskiy rayon, Russia
The laboratory where the Soviet secret police invented exotic poisons used to kill dissidents in hideous and (mostly) untraceable ways.
Sun City, South Africa
A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.
Houghton, Michigan
The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.
Calipatria, California
Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Bucharest, Romania
The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.
Dallas, Texas
A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.