San Francisco, California
Musée Mécanique
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
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San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
San Francisco, California
There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Ehlanzeni, South Africa
Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Breezanddijk, Netherlands
The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.
Zaandam, Netherlands
A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.
Maastricht, Netherlands
This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.
Haarlem, Netherlands
The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.
Poland
A small granite monument marks where the borders of three countries meet.
Vilnius, Lithuania
While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Gruta, Lithuania
Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.
Tallahassee, Florida
The ruins of a once massive plantation are now a private residence hidden in the Florida wilderness.
Tallahassee, Florida
An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.
Tallahassee, Florida
One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.
Jerash, Jordan
Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.