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Washington, D.C.

International Spy Museum

Home to items never before seen by the public.
caraobrien Added by caraobrien
Charlotte, North Carolina

Musical Parking Garage

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.
hana Added by hana
Bryson City, North Carolina

The Road to Nowhere

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Added by ashleeweeks
Cincinnati, Ohio

The Cincinnati Subway

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.
Added by Mockery
Mansfield, Ohio

Ohio State Reformatory

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Columbus, Ohio

Gates of Hell

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.
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Bellaire, Ohio

Bellaire Toy and Plastic Brick Museum

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.
Added by Mockery
Lyndhurst, Ohio

Eggshelland

Annual Easter display made up of thousands of hand-painted eggs.
Added by Facebook100000230558886
Peru

Q'eswachaka Rope Bridge

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Los Angeles, California

The Mar Vista Time Travel Mart

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.
Added by laurenrock
Baltimore, Maryland

The Book Thing

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.
Added by srzucker
Fort Collins, Colorado

Swetsville Zoo

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.
browne86 Added by browne86
Lancaster, California

Civic Musical Road

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
anhie Added by anhie
Orlando, Florida

Discovery Island

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.
Added by nonononono
Port Orchard, Washington

Hobbit House

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.
Added by pickupngo
Ellicott City, Maryland

Enchanted Forest Theme Park

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.
DuckMuscle Added by DuckMuscle
Sevierville, Tennessee

Forbidden Caverns

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.
Added by Zen13
Issaquah, Washington

Treehouse Point

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.
Jessica Carpenter Added by Jessica Carpenter
Seattle, Washington

Gum Wall

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Added by S Lee
Vancouver, British Columbia

VanDusen Garden's Elizabethan Hedge Maze

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.
canuck Added by canuck
Turner, Oregon

Enchanted Forest

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.
lepainperdu Added by lepainperdu
St. Louis, Missouri

City Museum

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Added by kosack
Vaglia, Italy

The Colossus of Villa Demidoff

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.
atimian Added by atimian
Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Thorncrown Chapel

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.
shakespeareternal Added by shakespeareternal