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In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

It might look like a doghouse, but this small structure was actually built to house a spirit from Maya mythology.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Britain's oldest permanent theatre designed and built for puppets.

No one knows exactly how deep the world’s deepest geothermal hot spring is.

Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.

A statue of the Swiss cartoon character stands outside the school that inspired his creator.

This small train ride offers stellar views of the Grand Garden Palace.

This massive metal sculpture in the shape of a folded paper airplane overlooks a Utah mountain.

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.

How did the 110-ton limestone statue cross the road?

Within the Dadès Gorge, amazing vistas and towering cliff faces can be seen at each new curve and bend in the road.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

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

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

Danish whalers once brought back whale bones to use as building materials in places where wood was scarce.