Bottineau, North Dakota
Tommy the Turtle
The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.
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Bottineau, North Dakota
The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.
Minot, North Dakota
This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.
Yemassee, South Carolina
Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.
Alamo, Nevada
Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.
Oxford, England
Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.
Russia
Siberian whale bones stand as cairns marking location of an ancient butcher yard.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.
Garfield County, Utah
Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Mandalay, Myanmar
This Buddhist monastery once housed an image of Buddha containing a 19-carat diamond.
Santa Cruz, California
Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
Lexington, Mississippi
The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.
Sylva, North Carolina
The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Konan, Japan
The largest privately owned statue of Buddha in Japan, built by a total amateur, with an unconventional look.
Tokyo, Japan
This tiny stone in a children's park is what remains of an ancient, once-worshipped object.
Hellam, Pennsylvania
Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.
Magdalena, New Mexico
Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.
Roccascalegna, Italy
This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.
Ardtalnaig, Scotland
Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
Atrani, Italy
This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.