Amersfoort, Netherlands
Plein Rond de Eik
The gargoyles and grotesques of the 21st century are here—22 emoji built into a new building in the Netherlands.
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Amersfoort, Netherlands
The gargoyles and grotesques of the 21st century are here—22 emoji built into a new building in the Netherlands.
Stazzema, Italy
A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.
New York, New York
The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.
Durham, North Carolina
This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.
Ercolano, Italy
For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.
Clintonville, Wisconsin
A 100-year-old chair with joints "cemented by nature."
London, England
This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.
London, England
The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
San Francisco Mazapa, Mexico
Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.
Tokyo, Japan
A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.
Orange, Massachusetts
A remnant of the 19th-century dream to discourage people from drinking booze by offering them water.
Stilton, England
Competitors race wooden replicas of pungent blue cheese.
Chicago, Illinois
A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.
Portola Valley, California
The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.
Port Orange, Florida
Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
Gildeskål, Norway
Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.