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This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

A spiralling hourglass-shaped tower rises from the forests in Denmark.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

The lobby of this hotel near the U.S.-Mexico border features a stained-glass mural that measures 42 feet long and 6 feet tall.

This trench, some 2,300 feet long, is only the most prominent relic of a largely forgotten episode of placer mining on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada.

A facility built in 1992 for an underground nuclear test remains in place today.

The site where the leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army was killed is now a memorial.

A tribute to the local dog beach.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

This mountaintop mariner’s church is packed with model ships and nautical art while hosting an annual maritime festivity for the townsfolk below.

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.

The remains of the oldest bone-headed dinosaur in North America.

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

Since Tokyo's Kiyosu Bridge was inspired by a historic bridge that crossed over the Rhine, this viewing spot is known as a "view of Cologne."

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.