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Seven Coloured Earths in Chamarel, Mauritius
Known as "Terres des Sept Couleurs" in the original French, the Seven Coloured Dunes in Mauritius is a rare geological oddity that proves brown is not the color of dirt. Surrounded by forest and...
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African Renaissance Monument in Dakar, Senegal
Dedicated in 2010 the massive African Renaissance Monument is a towering piece of brutal Stalinist machismo that is intended to celebrate the achievements of the African people but will likely be...
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Engaruka Ruins in Engaruka, Tanzania
The history of Africa, and the Rift Valley in particular, is not a static one. Throughout history, the movement of different groups of people - hunter-gatherers, pastoralists, agriculturalists - have...
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Paul Bunyon in Atlanta, Indiana
Created in 1966 as an eye-grabbing restaurant advertisement along Route 66, the displaced muffler man known as Paul Bunyon (sic) still holds his precious hot dog for all to see even after being moved...
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Wilderstein Mansion in Rhinecliff, New York
Just outside the village of Rhinecliff, high up the Hudson River valley, lies an ornate Victorian mansion. Built in the Queen Anne style for wealthy Manhattan property developer Thomas Holy Suckley in...
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Phone Booth on a Roof in Lincoln, Illinois
Perched atop the fire house in Lincoln, Illinois is a lone phone box that seems to have simply fallen out of the sky and landed on the building, but in fact the glass phone enclosure was installed to...
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Carbide Willson Ruins in Gatineau, Canada
Thomas "Carbide" Willson made a name (and a terrific nickname) for himself in 1892 when he essentially created the process by which we create calcium carbide, an important industrial chemical. But as...
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Dragon Escalator in Beijing, China
Situated roughly 85km to the north of Beijing, Longqing Gorge is a pleasant change of pace from the crowded streets of China's capital. Home to China's largest dam, the otherwise tranquil surroundings...
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The Abode of Chaos in Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or, France
Thierry Ehrmann was perhaps an unlikely candidate for scandal when he created a museum in 1999. Founder and CEO of the Serveur Group, a large company with over 400 employees and 70 billion Euros of...
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Electric Ladyland - The Museum of Fluorescent Art in Amsterdam, Holland
Not far from Amsterdam's famous Anne Frank House is a small museum devoted to far more psychedelic matters. Owned and operated by pony-tailed artist Nick Padalino, Electric Ladyland can be found...
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Wallingford-Back Mine in Gatineau, Canada
The feldspar and quartz deposit that was to become, for a time, the biggest mine of its type in North America was first discovered by an unnamed prospector who, according to the legend, sold his...
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Bazaar in Baltimore, Maryland
As home to the annual "Hon Festival" where people show up dressed like 1960s housewives to honor a term of endearment, Baltimore's Hampden neighborhood is no stranger to strangeness, but the Bazaar...
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World's Oldest Basketball Court in Paris, France
The sport of basketball was invented in 1891 in a Massachusetts YMCA, and has gone on to become a quintessential American institution, yet the sport's oldest court can be found in a Paris basement.The...
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Railsplitter Covered Wagon in Lincoln, Illinois
Recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the "World's Largest Covered Wagon," an honor that is unlikely to have a number of challengers, Illinois' Railsplitter covered wagon is a roadside...
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Bueren Mountain in Liège, Belgium
Cutting down a steep slope right in the heart of the Belgian city of Liège, Bueren Mountain is not in fact a mountain, but is actually a long staircase that can literally take your breath away by the...
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Whirlwind Mansion in Clinton, Tennessee
Today the sprawling mansion estate known as Whirlwind is a crumbling ruin of peeling paint and tacky memories, but in its heyday, the house was a show palace, whose upkeep and utilities were so...
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Houdini's Grave in Queens, New York
Nestled in the belt of cemeteries that rambles across Queens is the grave of Harry Houdini, the great escape artist and illusionist. Houdini died at the age of 52 on Halloween of 1926, following...
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Aokigahara Suicide Forest in Koshu, Japan
Called "the perfect place to die," the Aokigahara forest has the unfortunate distinction of the world's second most popular place to take one's life. (The first is the Golden Gate Bridge.) Since the...
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The Child Eater of Bern in Berne, Switzerland
Standing in the middle of Bern, Switzerland, is the Kindlifresser, or “Child Eater.” The fountain sculpture towers above the ground a baby half stuffed into his mouth, and a sack full of three alarmed...
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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library in New Haven, Connecticut
Inside a stark modern marble building, Yale University's rare books are housed in an architecturally stunning, elevated, glassed-in, 6-story tower of book stacks.The stacks hold the university's...
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