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An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

Thousands of lawn gnomes have infested this Australian roundabout.

The “Thumb” of Mauritius provides a 360 degree view of the entire country.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

An abandoned nightclub has become a vibrant work of art.

Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.

A glowing underwater cliff attracts marine life and divers in equal measure.

A mostly desolate bar on a remote island hosts hundreds of sailors for a few days each year.

These 20-foot sculptures will help guide you from the local train station to the local sculpture garden.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

A five-square-mile slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

Veritable museum of 20th century country music history.

This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

This university transit system is a 1970s vision of the future.

One man's labor of love, Amman's oldest home has become a time capsule with its doors permanently open to artists and guests.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.