Vashon, Washington
Oscar the Bird King
Thomas Dambo's troll sculpture wears a crown with birdhouses on his head.
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Vashon, Washington
Thomas Dambo's troll sculpture wears a crown with birdhouses on his head.
Peru, Indiana
Artifacts from the golden days of the circus reside in a small Indiana town.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
This pier made of ice and constructed over the Antarctic winter is used when the resupply cargo ships arrive in summer.
Peyia, Cyprus
While most shipwrecks are submerged, this ship in Cyprus ran ashore.
St Neot, England
A haunted slate mine turned concert hall and a hidden fairy garden.
Helsingborg, Sweden
These whimsical rabbit figures are not as innocent as they might look.
Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico
Secluded springs in the Rio Grande Gorge offer hot bathing beside the haunted ruins of a stagecoach stop.
Queens, New York
A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.
Rome, Italy
This room of wonder is full of relics, from knights in armor to rare works of art.
Leuven, Belgium
Above the door of a house, a plaque claims to commemorate the future living place of the inventor of time travel.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
A vertical tube that allows you to see what's going on underneath the Antarctic sea ice.
Windom, Minnesota
A roadside statue store in rural Minnesota with quirky displays.
Thermopolis, Wyoming
The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.
Salisbury, England
A doorless and windowless folly in England that evokes curiosity over its mysterious origins.
Al Hamra, Oman
The biggest cave system in the Arabian Peninsula is home to a rare variety of blind fish.
Sagamihara, Japan
More than 100 antique vending machines housed in a used tire shop sell everything from candy to sake and ramen.
Sydney, Australia
A former drinking water storage reservoir transformed into a sunken garden.
Genoa, Italy
This Gothic revival structure has been a family home, a military base, a gymnastics center, and is now owned by one of the largest auction houses in Italy.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A wide array of locomotives call this outdoor museum home.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Welcome to the home of the world's largest typewriter company.
Reading, England
Once believed to be a sacred Roman legionary symbol, this bronze figure inspired the 1954 novel 'The Eagle of the Ninth.'
Playa Herradura, Costa Rica
These submerged sculptures create a new habitat for marine life and exciting diving experience.
Paramaribo, Suriname
This "witch's market" is filled with Amazonian herbs, remedies, and the occasional libido-strengthening tincture.
Aracena, Spain
An underground spring in a labyrinthine cave system, decorated with stalagmites and stalactites.