Tokyo, Japan
Naki Sumo Baby Crying Contest
For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.
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Tokyo, Japan
For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.
Isahaya, Japan
This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.
Dresden, Germany
The bridge that cost Germany a World Heritage Site.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Admire dozens of life-size animals made from old scrap metal, nuts, screws, and valves.
Maidstone, England
This 2,700-year-old woman is the jewel of the Maidstone Museum's Egyptian collection.
Canoa, Ecuador
These unusual stone structures are actually fish traps crafted by an ancient civilization.
Yoshimi, Japan
Chiseled out of a sandstone cliff, one farmer's unfinished art project lies in ruins.
Baghdad, Iraq
A 2200 year old vessel may have been able to keep a charge.
Salisbury, Connecticut
The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Simrishamn, Sweden
The world's only above water sand volcano, believed to once be the bathtub of a priest.
Gamsutl', Russia
Propped high atop the peak of Mount Gamsutlmeer, this abandoned village is one of the oldest settlements in the region.
Kisapáti, Hungary
Take a hike to this unique rock formation formed by lava flows.
Jefferson City, Tennessee
Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.
Maricopa, California
Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.
Improvement District No. 12, Alberta
Every fall this lake mysteriously drains, like a bathtub with the plug pulled out.