London, England
Leadenhall Market
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
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Paris, France
Catacombes de Paris
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Reno, Nevada
Old Reno Arch
The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.
Reno, Nevada
Topsy the Clown
This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.
Permanently Closed
Bonifacio, France
Amnesia Nightclub Ruins
Once the hottest nightclub in France, Amnesia now lies in ruins after a 2000 bombing.
New York, New York
The Location of Paul's Boutique
The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.
New York, New York
Sakagura
More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.
New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Brisbane, Australia
'Emblem'
A colorful sculpture of an Australian symbol patrols an otherwise ordinary traffic island.
Brisbane, Australia
Hector Vasyli Memorial
A nearly lost tribute to an 11-year-old boy killed during a World War I homecoming parade.
Brisbane, Australia
Seized Endangered Species Exhibit
An exhibit of endangered species confiscated from smugglers and passengers.
Coffs Harbour, Australia
Big Bunch of Bananas
Roadside display for a popular fruit and vegetable stand.
Brisbane, Australia
Commissariat Store
Its most grisly object is a jar full of severed fingers allegedly cut off by prisoners to avoid work.
Melbourne, Australia
AC/DC Lane
A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.
Coffs Harbour, Australia
Big Banana
One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.
Brisbane, Australia
Streets Beach
Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Surfers Paradise, Australia
Gold Coast Wax Museum and Chamber of Horrors
The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.
Berriedale, Australia
Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)
This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.
Permanently Closed
Bardon, Australia
Logical Unsanity Books & Miscellaneous Phantasmagoria
This rickety old shed hides a trove of secondhand literary treasures.
Woombye, Australia
The Big Pineapple
A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.
Vancouver, British Columbia
‘Girl in a Wetsuit’
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Digital Orca
A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Gastown Steam Clock
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
Stockholm, Sweden
'In Between'
What looks like a birch tree smushed between two pieces of glass often confounds commuters.
