Melbourne, Australia
Coop's Shot Tower
This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.
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Melbourne, Australia
Marionette Fob Watch
Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.
Melbourne, Australia
The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek
A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.
Melbourne, Australia
The Nicholas Building
A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.
Melbourne, Australia
Raising the Rattler Pole
Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.
Colmar Manor, Maryland
Bladensburg Dueling Grounds
Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.
Baltimore, Maryland
'Man/Woman'
Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.
Oakley, Kansas
Buffalo Bill Monument
A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.
New York, New York
Ancient Egyptian Beef Shoulder
Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.
New York, New York
Antioch Chalice
Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.
New Haven, Connecticut
Crypt at Center Church-on-the-Green
137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.
Lowell, Massachusetts
Worthen House Cafe
The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.
Aberfeldy, Scotland
Croft Moraig Stone Circle
This Neolithic stone circle is the most complete of its kind in Scotland.
Homosassa, Florida
Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park
Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.
Berlin, Maryland
Assateague Island
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Washington, D.C.
Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
Washington, D.C.
Carnegie Library of Washington, D.C.
D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Weeki Wachee: ‘City of Live Mermaids’
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
Sarasota, Florida
Molly the Mollusk
The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.
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Elberton, Georgia
Georgia Guidestones
A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.
Beijing, China
The Forbidden City
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Centralia, Pennsylvania
Centralia Ghost Town Church
A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.
Ashland, Pennsylvania
Big Mine Run Geyser
The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.
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Tokyo, Japan
Kawaii Monster Cafe
A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.
