St. Louis, Missouri
City Museum
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
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St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Chamoli, India
A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Elberton, Georgia
A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Klevan, Ukraine
This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Oracle, Arizona
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.
San Francisco, California
Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Vaglia, Italy
Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.
Brooklyn, New York
The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Mount Baldy, California
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Kerry, Ireland
Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.
Los Angeles, California
The last of its kind in the country.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.