Durham, North Carolina
The Can Opener
This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.
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Durham, North Carolina
This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Rusting railcars and locomotive equipment fill this Ethiopian train graveyard.
Paris, France
Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.
La Malbaie, Québec
This Quebec estate is home to the elaborate gardens of a self-taught horticulturist.
Ehlanzeni, South Africa
Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.
Montevallo, Alabama
Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.
Kolkata, India
The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.
Naftah, Tunisia
Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.
Columbus, Ohio
Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.
Ridala Parish, Estonia
The gutted remains of this Estonian mansion are a monument to a tragic love.
Liège, Belgium
A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.
Ajaccio, France
Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.
Moscow, Russia
It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.
Paulilatino, Italy
This elaborate hole in the ground was built as a sacred site for an ancient civilization.
Mazatlán, Mexico
From Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego, you won't find any lighthouse higher than this one.
Wattens, Austria
Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.
Paris, France
The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.
Atlanta, Georgia
Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.
Princetown, Australia
Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."
Pine, Arizona
The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.
Cold Spring, New York
Reforestation in action is the main attraction in this abandoned quarry.
Hope, British Columbia
Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.
Britannia Beach, British Columbia
From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.