The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

This statue standing near Sweden's southernmost point was based on the grandmother of a modern movie star.

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

This secret coastal village is studded with pastel-colored houses all piled on top of one another.

Covered in tens of thousands of coats of paint, this Indiana attraction holds a world record all its own.

This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

Running since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, one of the longest-running science experiments known.

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

This 19th-century island fort built to protect against an invasion by sea.

A secret door leads to this cozy dive that sells only “milk.”

This peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Hidden in the garden of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's house is a life-size figure of a cat from his famous thought experiment.

This British museum hopes to take the taboo out of poo.

Mosques carved from coral and dozens of well-preserved stone structures fill this 500-year-old Swahili trading center.