Christmas Island, Australia
Crabs of Christmas Island
The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.
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Christmas Island, Australia
The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.
Seattle, Washington
Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.
Davis, California
Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.
Hilversum, Netherlands
The world's longest wildlife overpass provides Hilversum's critters with a safe alternative to trying their luck on the roadway.
Changikhisarak, Uzbekistan
More than 10,000 small mirrors cover the curved surface of the world's second-largest solar oven, located in a remote village in Uzbekistan.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
This Canadian road's nickname stuck so hard the city had to keep it.
Quincy, Massachusetts
This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.
Fackler, Alabama
This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Kyiv, Ukraine
An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.
Corinne, Utah
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.
Florence, Italy
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
New York, New York
Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.
Luna County, New Mexico
This roadside sculpture garden in New Mexico venerates Mother Earth and outsider art.
New York, New York
Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.
Stockholm, Sweden
Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.
West Hartford, Connecticut
This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.
Dzitnup, Mexico
These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.
Durham, North Carolina
This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.
Newmarket, England
A misunderstanding gave this 18th-century racehorse a most amusing name.
Laadla, Estonia
A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.
Irkutsk, Russia
Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.
Springfield, Missouri
Creativity is far from extinct in Missouri, and this painted dinosaur is no exception!