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Two Harbors, Minnesota

3M Birthplace Museum

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

Harvard Jail House.

Harvard, Nebraska

Harvard Jail House

The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.

Templos de dos torres gemelas.

Guatemala

Mixco Viejo (Jilotepeque Viejo)

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

The replica gypsum furnace.

Castalla, Spain

La Foia de Castalla

This site is both a remarkable reminder of the town's mining history and a fantastic government blooper.

Potoooooooo

Newmarket, England

Potoooooooo

A misunderstanding gave this 18th-century racehorse a most amusing name.

Noah Webster.

West Hartford, Connecticut

Noah Webster Statue

This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.

Staufen geothermal cracks 2016 (some repairs made between 2013-2016)

Staufen im Breisgau, Germany

The Cracking Buildings of Staufen

A geothermal energy project gone wrong is fracturing the city's picturesque architecture.

Inscription above the entrance to the courthouse.

Somerset, Ohio

Old Perry County Courthouse

The nearly 200-year-old building displays a perplexing grammatical error.

The flag of the kingdom in front of a local museum.

Laadla, Estonia

Kingdom of Torgu

A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.

Caryatids at St Pancras Church.

London, England

Coade Stone Caryatids

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

Half beaver, half tiger.

Irkutsk, Russia

The Irkutsk Babr

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

Fly Geyser Aerial Photo

Gerlach, Nevada

Fly Geyser

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

'Roman Well'

Belgrade, Serbia

'Roman Well' of the Belgrade Fortress

A misnamed well, with a deep dark past.

Krupaj Spring.

Milanovac, Serbia

Krupaj Spring

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

The Powell Memorial.

Grand Canyon Village, Arizona

Powell Memorial

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

Smaller giraffe and other animal petroglyphs at Dabous.

Niger

Dabous Giraffes

These ancient giraffes are the largest known animal petroglyphs in the world.

St. John’s Cemetery

Parramatta, Australia

St. John’s Cemetery

The oldest European burial ground in Australia.

Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum

Compton, California

Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

Appu's Cafe

Long Beach, California

Appu's Cafe

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

The Skinny House

Long Beach, California

The Skinniest House in America

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

My Brother's Bar-B-Q Cow
Permanently Closed

Los Angeles, California

My Brother's Bar-B-Q Cow

A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

Dennis Hopper Mural
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Los Angeles, California

Dennis Hopper Mural

A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.

Giant Scissors
Permanently Closed

Los Angeles, California

Giant Scissors

Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.

Synchronicity Space
Permanently Closed

Los Angeles, California

Synchronicity Space

An enchanted arts space which assumes infinite identities.

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