Machecoul, France
Château de Machecoul
The ruins of a medieval castle linked to the murderous French lord that inspired the famous legend of Bluebeard.
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Machecoul, France
The ruins of a medieval castle linked to the murderous French lord that inspired the famous legend of Bluebeard.
Youngsville, North Carolina
A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.
Island Park, Idaho
A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.
Racine, Wisconsin
The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Sheffield, England
One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.
Paris, France
Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.
Baltimore, Maryland
A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.
Batumi, Georgia
The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.
Melbourne, Australia
Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.
Friskney, England
The control tower at the historic weapons range is now available as a highly unusual vacation rental.
Washington, D.C.
The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.
Perry, Georgia
Military and first responders can test their skills in a Foggy Bottom mock station down in Georgia.
Madison, Wisconsin
A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.
Johns Creek, Georgia
The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Des Moines, Iowa
The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.
Alexandria, Scotland
An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.
Washington, D.C.
This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.
Leuven, Belgium
The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.
Ticonderoga, New York
A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.
Cleethorpes, England
This tiny business claims to be "the smallest pub on the planet."
Suminoe-ku, Japan
An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”
Nashville, Tennessee
One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.