Wolf Lake, Illinois
Snake Road
Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.
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Wolf Lake, Illinois
Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.
Hilversum, Netherlands
The world's longest wildlife overpass provides Hilversum's critters with a safe alternative to trying their luck on the roadway.
Improvement District No. 9, Alberta
Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.
Fort Smith, Arkansas
The only brothel on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fackler, Alabama
This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.
Minamiuonuma, Japan
Take a lick of the legendary homemade miso paste that protected this Buddhist temple’s scrolls from a fire centuries ago.
Prague, Czechia
The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.
Los Angeles, California
This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”
Yermo, California
Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.
Nashville, Tennessee
Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.
Springfield, Missouri
Creativity is far from extinct in Missouri, and this painted dinosaur is no exception!
Paris, France
A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.
Gravina in Puglia, Italy
An impressive bridge over a ravine also served as an aqueduct.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Tomkins Cove, New York
The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Keen eyes can find the Disney influences throughout this treasure trove of a tiki bar.
New York, New York
The famous facade of Grand Central Terminal hides a regulation tennis court—and it's not the first one.
Dummerston, Vermont
The house where Rudyard Kipling wrote 'The Jungle Book' is also the location of the first tennis court in Vermont.
Brooklyn, New York
Dine on old-school red sauce fare at a former mob hang out and film set for The Sopranos.
Oakland, California
International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.
Bronx, New York
The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.
West Hollywood, California
An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."
Marshall Islands
The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.