Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Titanic Museum Attraction
A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mill City Museum and site of "The Great Mill Disaster"
When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.
London, England
The London Beer Flood
On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.
Matamata, New Zealand
Hobbiton
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
Nuremberg, Germany
The Kongresshalle, Nuremberg
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
West Side Cow Tunnels
NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City Public Library
Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.
Grantham, England
The Francis Trigge Chained Library
One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.
Asnières-sur-Seine, France
Cemetery of the Dogs
The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.
Paris, France
Lion of The Botanical Gardens
A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.
Rochester, New York
The Table That Could Talk To The Dead
The Fox Sisters, America's leading mediums in the mid-19th century, possessed a table they claimed helped them "communicate" with the dead.
Munich, Germany
Schönheitengalerie (Gallery of Beauties)
King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.
Colma, California
Emperor Norton’s Grave
The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.
Baker, Nevada
The Bristlecone Pines of the Great Basin
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
Dunmore, Scotland
The Dunmore Pineapple House
A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.
London, England
Chained Library at Chelsea Old Church
This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.
Sarandë District, Albania
Syri i Kalter: The Blue Eye
A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.
Algarrobo, Chile
World's Largest Swimming Pool
A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.
Lido, Italy
Lazzaretto Vecchio
The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.
Washington, D.C.
Owney the Postal Dog
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
Grenada
Cold War Relics at Pearls Airport
Rare signs of the former Soviet Union in the Caribbean, though not where you'd expect them.
Nye County, Nevada
Atomic Survival Town
A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
Dublin, Ireland
The Long Room Library at Trinity College
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Penn Yan, New York
Largest Pancake Griddle In the World
This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.
