San Antonio, Texas
The Berlin Bear
The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.
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San Antonio, Texas
The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
This exoskeleton was gifted to Rutgers University by Japan for its role in educating some of the first Japanese citizens to study outside the country.
Vernon, Florida
For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.
Pensacola, Florida
One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.
Pensacola, Florida
The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.
Rayne, Louisiana
The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.
Split, Croatia
A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.
Wilmington, New York
A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A hidden oasis in the heart of Minneapolis is also an Important Bird Area.
Fort Washington, Maryland
Remains of a historic fountain that was mysteriously lost in the demolition of a D.C. traffic circle.
Carbondale, Illinois
In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.
Vandalia, Illinois
Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.
Olney, Illinois
The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.
Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
New York, New York
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
Birnam, Scotland
This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.
Haverfordwest, Wales
A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.
London, England
A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.
Lyndhurst, England
The grave of Mrs. Reginald Hargreaves, who inspired the tale 'Alice in Wonderland.'
Berlin, Germany
These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.
Sado, Japan
This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.
Palenque, Mexico
The enigmatic skull gazes out over the ruins of a once-great Mayan city.
Berryville, Arkansas
Giant papier mache hog sits on private property.