Sierksdorf, Germany
Bananenmuseum
A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.
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Sierksdorf, Germany
A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.
Coffs Harbour, Australia
Roadside display for a popular fruit and vegetable stand.
Bronx, New York
Despite not growing anywhere near New York City, bananas are ripened in a pressurized room in the Bronx using precise banana science.
Coffs Harbour, Australia
One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.
Prague, Czechia
The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.
Panjin Shi, China
A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
Sirjan, Iran
Hundreds of stones dangle from barren trees in the middle of the desert.
Eugene, Oregon
This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.
Noasca, Italy
This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Norway
Norway's chilly all ice-instrument festival.
Los Angeles, California
Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.
Gainsborough, England
A medieval relic whose great hall once hosted Mayflower pilgrims, one of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, and plenty of royal intrigue.
Haxey, England
One of England's oldest ongoing games is basically a town-wide scrummage that aims to push a leather tube into a local pub.
Hpa-An, Myanmar
Caves full of Buddhist statues, incredible rock formations and a deserted lagoon.
Skibbereen, Ireland
This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
More than five miles of underground passageways.
Clinton, Tennessee
This Tennessee manse was built so opulent that the very utilities doomed it to fail.
Alliance, Ohio
A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.
Lonaconing, Maryland
A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.
Frostburg, Maryland
The antique hotel still has a jail in the basement, though the cockfighting ring is long gone.
Loretto, Pennsylvania
The mortal remains of a Russian prince, priest and paranormal investigator who came to America in 1792.