Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
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This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Dublin, Ireland
Catholics make up 84% of Ireland's population but this Dublin museum remembers the small but important Jewish community.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Tucson, Arizona
Miniature art that tells an enormous story.
New York, New York
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
Baltimore, Maryland
This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.
Washington, D.C.
A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.
New York, New York
The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."
Washington, D.C.
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C.
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Washington, D.C.
During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
Catskill, New York
An enormous cat made of recycled wood scraps.
Vienna, Austria
The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.
Sanibel, Florida
Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.
New York, New York
The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.
Mindelheim, Germany
Held in an old church, this clockwork museum maintains a special focus on titanic tower timepieces.
Dusseldorf, Germany
This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.
Gryfino, Poland
Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Brooklyn, New York
Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.
Dayton, Virginia
One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.
Baltimore, Maryland
This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.
Ashibetsu, Japan
A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.
New York, New York
A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.