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Jean Tinguely's bizarre monster sculpture is hidden deep in a forest.

An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.

This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.

A village of art and exotic creations.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

A small world of mechanical magic and metal merry-go-rounds in an outsider art museum.

According to local folklore, this odd face on a wall of Rudyard Kipling's former home can bring visitors a bit of luck.

At this faithfully preserved medina off the Moroccan tourist circuit you can walk through six centuries of history in one day.

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Reaching this rock formation involves a hike through rocky rapids and springs where wild turtles reproduce.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

These sailing ship-shaped chandeliers are believed to have been a gift inspired by faith.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.

This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.