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Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Shah-I-Zinda is one of the oldest and longest-running examples of a continually constructed historic site in the world.Established with a single religious monument over 1,000 years ago, various...
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The Prison Cell of Ludger Sylbaris in Saint-Pierre, Martinique
The story of Ludger Sylbaris so outlandish and astonishing that it is difficult to believe that it is true.In fact, his story was so amazing that Barnum & Bailey hired him to travel with the...
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Dandelion Botanicals in Seattle, Washington
Hundreds of amber-glass jars line the walls of this family-owned apothecary, filled to the brim with exotic salts, colorful spices and a fascinating selection of flowers and herbs boasting names that...
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Old Powder House in Somerville, Massachusetts
Aside from being a towering relic, the Old Powder House had a prominent role as a gun powder storage facility in the lead-up to the American Revolution, contributing to its inclusion in 1972 on the...
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Grip the Raven in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Perched on a log in the Rare Books department of the Philadelphia Free Library stands a strange piece of history. Dead since 1841, but preserved with arsenic, and frozen inside a shadow box, this...
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Electrum in Kaukapakapa, New Zealand
Tesla coils have always played a special role in denoting the "mad" scientist. Created by that great icon of mad science himself, Nikola Tesla, the coils have long been beloved by high-voltage...
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Sylvan Terrace in New York, New York
Now a residential community and popular film set location, this property was originally part of the Morris-Jumel Mansion estate. The property was divided, and the Sylvan Terrace was built in 1882 by...
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Floralis Generica in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Designed and paid for by Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano, the Floralis Generica, a giant silver flower, has been a striking city landmark since it opened in 2002.The enormous metal flower blooms...
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City Hall Library in New York, New York
The City Hall Library has existed for over 100 years, and over that tenure has cobbled together a collection of around 66,000 books and a staggering 285,000 magazines, newspapers and assorted pieces of...
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Sugarcane Museum - Hacienda Piedechinche Museo de la Caña de Azucar in...
What is now a sugar-cane museum once belonged to a Spanish family who staked the land and built a hacienda here back in 1715 using adobe and cow's blood to hold it all together.The home itself is in...
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Prehistoric Gardens in Port Orford, Oregon
Oregon's Prehistoric Gardens is a classic roadside attraction featuring life-sized sculptures of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals in a variety of psychedelic hues.This collection of concrete...
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Pyramid of Austerlitz in Woudenberg, The Netherlands
Built by the French army in 1804 this landmark in the heart of the Netherlands is modeled after the Pyramid of Khufu in Egypt, but the name was changed just a few years after its construction to...
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Museum (The Micro Museum) in Somerville, MA
The Mµseum (or "Micro Muscuem) is too small to have a real address. In fact, at only eight inches deep and sixteen inches wide, this New England art installation is dwarfed by the "We Make Our Own...
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Platform 9 3/4 in London, United Kingdom
Harry Potter fans know: the best way to get to Hogwarts is aboard the Hogwarts Express, which dutifully awaits students of the prestigious wizarding school at Platform 9 3/4 at the start of each term....
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Cat Park - Parque El Gato De Tejada in Cali, Colombia
El Gato del Rio is a three-ton bronze sculpture by the late Colombian artist Hernando Tejada, who moved to Cali from Bogota at the age of 14 and died there in 1998 — two years after he donated the...
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Necromance in Los Angeles, California
Ever thought you needed a stuffed albino peacock to add to your decor? Or are you in the market for some Victorian bone saws? Necromance has both along with many other medical and zoological...
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SS United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
With the highest sustained top speed of 35 knots, the SS United States is the world's fastest ocean liner. While the United States lost the eastbound transatlantic speed record in 1990 to Hoverspeed...
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Clock of the Long Now: Prototype 1 in London, England
Sitting in the Science Museum of London, is the first prototype for the 10,000 year Clock, also known as the Clock of the Long Now, to be built in a a remote mountain site near Ely, Nevada.Planned as...
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The Plumbing Museum in Watertown, Massachusetts
One could probably count the number of minutes per day they spend thinking about plumbing on one hand.For something so literally out of sight and out of mind, modern society is utterly dependent on...
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Whiteford Lighthouse in Llanmadoc, United Kingdom
This dominating cast-iron lighthouse was built in 1865 at Whiteford Point.It rises 44 feet above the water and is only accessible at low tide, and even then there's a risk of wet feet. Whitford...
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