Deepdene, Australia
Jewel Cave
This ancient limestone cave system contains many impressive geological features.
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Deepdene, Australia
This ancient limestone cave system contains many impressive geological features.
Atlantic City, New Jersey
The third-tallest lighthouse in the United States stands as a reminder of Atlantic City's early days.
Nijmegen, Netherlands
The only bicycle museum in the Netherlands charts the invention of the now-ubiquitous two-wheeled machine.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.
Dover Plains, New York
The second largest maple syrup producer in the U.S. runs a high-tech operation.
Brooklyn, New York
Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Celebrating the end of winter, students gather every year at Lake Superior State University to torch a 12-foot-tall snowman.
Rantepao, Indonesia
Where cemeteries are carved into the side of cliffs and infants are buried in the hollows of trees.
Ivrea, Italy
A 12th-century Italian skirmish gets reenacted with 500,000 pounds of flying citrus.
Gävle, Sweden
If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.
Fremont, Michigan
Week-long festival in the baby food capital of the world.
Göttingen, Germany
The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.
Ashbourne, England
This wild game of "football" between two sections of an English town has been staged every year for countless centuries.
Lerwick, Scotland
During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.
Totnes, England
Once a year a small English town gets together to chase oranges down a steep hill in honor of a legendary accident.
Kerry, Ireland
A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.
Kettlewell, England
Each year this small English village becomes overrun with outlandish straw men.
Willaston, England
This bizarre English competition answers the important question: how many worms can YOU coax out of the ground?
Elmore, Ohio
Halloween spirit is alive and well in this small town, where residents race motorized caskets in a yearly tradition.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.
Macha, Bolivia
A giant, bloody battle rages throughout the Bolivian Andes each year.
Furth im Wald, Germany
Each year, Germany's "City of Dragons" slays the world's largest walking robot.
Oristano, Italy
This mysterious Sardinian festival sees a horde of blank-faced equestrians compete for tin stars.
El Campello, Spain
In this coastal town, the time-honored tradition of reenacting the struggle between the Christians and Moors includes the arrival of the Moorish fleet.