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Elbasan County, Albania

Bunkers of Albania

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
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Fairview, Utah

Thistle Ghost Town

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.
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Al Farafrah, Egypt

White Desert

An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.
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Chefchaouen, Morocco

Chefchaouen

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.
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Goulburn, Australia

Big Merino

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.
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Hillvue, Australia

Big Golden Guitar

Monument that stands 40 feet and weighs 1,000 pounds.
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Cantwell, Alaska

Igloo City

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
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Chullora, Australia

Big Bicycle

Roadside attraction outside of a recycling center.
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Bodalla, Australia

Big Cheese

Giant wheel of cheese marks a dairying village.
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Sylacauga, Alabama

Monument to Lady-Whacking Meteorite

Abstract marble carving for an 8.5-pound rock.
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Philippi, West Virginia

Mummies of Philippi

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.
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Young, Australia

Big Cherries

Honoring the annual National Cherry Festival.
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Columbia, Missouri

Devil's Icebox

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.
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Isle of Staffa, Scotland

Fingal's Cave

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
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Odesa, Ukraine

Odesa Catacombs

The largest catacomb system in the world.
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Kemi, Finland

Kemi Snow Castle

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
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Kish, Iran

Kariz-e-Kish

Hydraulic systems in an ancient underground Iranian city.
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Eldon, Iowa

American Gothic House

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.
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Santa Rosa, California

Great West End Regatta

Hand-powered race of alternative forms of transportation.
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Cape May, New Jersey

Bunker At Cape May Point

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.
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Yucca, Arizona

Area 66

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.
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Muswellbrook, Australia

Big Blue Heeler

Standing in celebration of where the cattle dog was bred.
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New York, New York

Wall Street Bombing Scars

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
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Harrogate, England

Old Swan Hotel

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.
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