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Inside the cafe

Prague, Czechia

Municipal House

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

Zizkov Tower. (freefoto/Flickr)

Prague, Czechia

Žižkov Tower

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Jan Palach Memorial

Prague, Czechia

Jan Palach Memorial

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

Battery Chamberlin

San Francisco, California

Battery Chamberlin

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

Either Spit or Spat.

Saratoga Springs, New York

Spit and Spat

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery

Salem, Massachusetts

Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Singing Beach at Manchester-By-The-Sea

Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts

Singing Beach at Manchester-By-The-Sea

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

Edward Bellamy House

Chicopee, Massachusetts

Edward Bellamy House

The home of a famed utopian science fiction author has been preserved long after his predicted future in the year 2000.

The Old Dutch Church overlooks an old cemetery (the Sleepy Hollow cemetery is nearby).

Sleepy Hollow, New York

The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

Uncle Sam Wilson

Troy, New York

Grave of Uncle Sam

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

Urban Ore

Berkeley, California

Urban Ore

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

Volkswagen Bug On A Smokestack

Amsterdam, New York

Volkswagen on a Smokestack

An upstate New York garage advertises its services by literally putting the automobile above all else.

Sand dunes...NOT snow!

Alamogordo, New Mexico

White Sands National Park

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

International UFO Museum and Research Center

Roswell, New Mexico

International UFO Museum and Research Center

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

World's Largest Cross.

Effingham, Illinois

America's Largest Cross

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

Whiskey barrels in the distillery.

Lynchburg, Tennessee

Jack Daniel's Distillery Tour

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

Manchac Swamp Bridge

Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Manchac Swamp Bridge

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

Storyville

New Orleans, Louisiana

Storyville

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

Carlsbad Caverns

Carlsbad, New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

The JELL-O museum features a stuffed local circus giraffe, as well as many spoons.

Le Roy, New York

The JELL-O Gallery Museum

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

Proudy

Prague, Czechia

‘Proudy’

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

Welcome to Muscle Beach, home of copper toned deltoids and more!

Los Angeles, California

Muscle Beach

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

The Henry Miller Memorial Library

Big Sur, California

The Henry Miller Memorial Library

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

McWay Falls and Waterfall House Ruins

Big Sur, California

McWay Falls and Waterfall House Ruins

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

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