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Wichita Falls, Texas

Newby-McMahon Building

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
Raleigh, North Carolina

Pumping Station House

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.
San Antonio, Texas

Buckhorn Saloon and Museum

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
Brownsville, Texas

Brownsville City Cemetery

Wander among the gravestones in this historic border town.
Nienhagen, Germany

Gespensterwald (Ghost Forest)

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Dead Man's Pond

This pond in Victoria Park is rumored to be bottomless, one of several legends that surround it.
Victoria, British Columbia

Moss Lady

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.
Los Angeles, California

Elliott Smith's Tribute Wall

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.
New Orleans, Louisiana

FLOAT House

An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.
Vienna, Austria

Strudlhofstiege

A set of outdoor stairs named in honor of a famous Austrian artist.
Portland, Oregon

Albina Soul Walk

A mile-long audio-guided walking tour preserves an iconic era of Portland soul music.
New Plymouth, Ohio

Hope Iron Furnace

The remains of a massive blast furnace in what was once one of the country's largest iron-producing regions.
Catawissa, Pennsylvania

The Catawissa Caged Graves

These hooded graves are the only of their kind in the United States.
Encampment, Wyoming

Grand Encampment Museum

Features unique photographic collections by women of the American West and historical attractions such as a two-story outhouse.
Trescore Balneario, Italy

Cappella Suardi

Jesus turns into vines inside this chapel.
Frackville, Pennsylvania

Pioneer Mom and Daughter Roadside Statue

Pennsylvania’s creepiest roadside attraction is a haunting example of roadside kitsch.
Reykjavik, Iceland

Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason Statue

The first woman to become a member of the parliament of Iceland.
Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland

Elliðaey Island Lodge

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.
Montevideo, Uruguay

Castillo Pittamiglio

A replica of a famous Greek statue adorns the front of the unusual home of architect and alchemist Humberto Pittamiglio.
Island Cliff, New Zealand

Elephant Rocks

It took millions of years for these rocks to resemble their mammalian counterparts.
Oslo, Norway

Hrimnir Ramen

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.
Moultrie, Georgia

Nancy the Elephant Tombstone Monument

A life-sized baby elephant tombstone marks the grave of a circus owner at a country church in southern Georgia.
Lyminster, England

Slayer's Slab

This carved stone slab marked the grave of a local dragon slayer, who makes a killer pie.
Breckenridge, Colorado

Reiling Dredge

Above Breckenridge, a destructive mining technique sits sunken in a small pond.