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Chateau de Machecoul

Machecoul, France

Château de Machecoul

The ruins of a medieval castle linked to the murderous French lord that inspired the famous legend of Bluebeard.

William Jeffreys' stone grave.

Youngsville, North Carolina

Tomb of William Jeffreys

A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.

Screenshot of the wilderness surrounding Buffalo Lake, which is located within the "Zone of Death."

Island Park, Idaho

Yellowstone's Zone of Death

A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.

The Golden Rondelle.

Racine, Wisconsin

The Golden Rondelle

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

The Paternoster in Sheffield's Arts Tower.

Sheffield, England

Paternoster Lift

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.

Lines and leaves.

Paris, France

Lines of Cremains at Père Lachaise Cemetery

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

Faded sign.

Baltimore, Maryland

Vote Against Prohibition Sign

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

Tower in Batumi, Georgia

Batumi, Georgia

Batumi Tower Ferris Wheel

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

Frederick Deeming death mask

Melbourne, Australia

Victoria Police Museum

Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.

The tower.

Friskney, England

RAF Wainfleet Control Tower

The control tower at the historic weapons range is now available as a highly unusual vacation rental.

A close-up of the saber tooth tiger.

Washington, D.C.

Glenwood Cemetery's Chainsaw Sculptures

The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.

Mock Foggy Bottom station

Perry, Georgia

Fake D.C. Metro Station

Military and first responders can test their skills in a Foggy Bottom mock station down in Georgia.

The plaque

Madison, Wisconsin

Elvis Karate Fight Plaque

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.

The statues commemorate a legendary 20th-century monkey massacre.
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Johns Creek, Georgia

Monkey Massacre Memorial

The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.

Denkzeichen Georg Elser.

Berlin, Germany

Denkzeichen Georg Elser

A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.

Drivers have to go 45 miles per hour to hear the song.
Permanently Closed

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Musical Highway

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

A patio photographed at the Test Garden.

Des Moines, Iowa

'Better Homes and Gardens' Test Garden

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

A wallaby on Inchconnachan.

Alexandria, Scotland

Wallabies of Inchconnachan

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

Note the potential iron sight on the middle post.

Washington, D.C.

Gun Barrel Fence

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.

The "Snow Whites" at KU University, Leuven.

Leuven, Belgium

'Snow Whites' of Leuven

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

Star Trek Original Series Set Tour.

Ticonderoga, New York

Star Trek Original Series Set Tour

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.

The Signal Box Inn.

Cleethorpes, England

The Signal Box Inn

This tiny business claims to be "the smallest pub on the planet."

The dome in the bay
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Suminoe-ku, Japan

Osaka Maritime Museum

An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

Nathan Bedford Forrest Sculpture
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Nashville, Tennessee

Ugly Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

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