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Boston, Massachusetts

Museum of Bad Art

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
San Francisco, California

Camera Obscura & Holograph Collection

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.
Greenport, New York

Mitchell Park

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.
Salem, Massachusetts

The Witch House of Salem

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Postojna, Slovenia

Postojna Caves

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.
Lexington, Kentucky

Bondurant's Pharmacy

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.
Larvik, Norway

Minnehallen: The Hall of Remembrance

Norway's national monument to fallen seamen.
Redwood City, California

Pulgas Water Temple

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.
Lake Wales, Florida

Bok Tower Gardens

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
San Luis Obispo, California

Madonna Inn

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Brookfield, Vermont

Floating Bridge of Brookfield, VT

One car at a time please.
Green Bank, West Virginia

Green Bank Telescope

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.
Melbourne, Australia

The Haunted Bookshop

Occult books, tarot, oddities.
Malindi, Kenya

Gedi Ruins

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.
Washington, D.C.

Palace of Wonders

Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.
Suva, Fiji

Fiji Museum

Recently revamped museum of Fijian history located within a gorgeous colonial-era garden.
Berlin, Germany

Berlin Radio Tower

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.
Bloomington, Indiana

The Garret

Ornate limestone building now filled with geologic specimens, and more.
Modena, Italy

Nautilus Antiques and Old Oddities

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."
Paris, France

Père Lachaise Cemetery

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
The Hague, Netherlands

Het Rariteiten Kabinet

Strange secondhand shop showcasing taxidermy and oddies
Plano, Texas

The Cockroach Hall of Fame Museum

Cockroach Museum features roach celebrities and live hissing cockroaches.
Winnemucca, Nevada

Humboldt Museum

Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants
Berkeley, California

Cesar Chavez Park

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.