Brooklyn, New York
Minerva Monument
A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.
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Brooklyn, New York
A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.
Crater Lake, Oregon
A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.
Gold Hill, Oregon
A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
Carlstadt, New Jersey
Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
Charleston, South Carolina
Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.
Cardiff, Wales
Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.
Salisbury, England
The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.
Sumpter, Wisconsin
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.
Brussels, Belgium
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
New York, New York
Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
New Windsor, New York
100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.
New York, New York
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
Brooklyn, New York
The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.
Lima, Peru
The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!
Brooklyn, New York
A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.