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This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

This Danish rock field is actually a sprawling ancient cemetery holding the bodies of 700 Vikings.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

A Marxist summer camp full of fantastical statues lies tucked away and forgotten in the forests of Moscow.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

A genuine Little Shop of Horrors.

The final stronghold of a king whose feet never touched the ground.

This strangely amalgamated museum explores the history of the Timex clock company as well as archaeology.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

Once the scene of a young boy's home in revolt, this Norwegian island is now home to the world's first "ecological" prison.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”