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Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

The oldest landmark of Toronto is a testament to shifting sands.

Legend says that this short Canadian tunnel still holds the dying screams of a girl who burned alive.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

An artistically engineered dam designed to honor the relationship between humankind and nature.

These crumbling ruins are all that's left of the ancestral home of Clan Crawford.

The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.

Peer into the night sky with one of Norway's oldest associations of land-based space explorers.

A design by master architect Alvar Aalto in a small village in the Apennines near Bologna.

When local government began removing public benches, the public pushed back, and vibrant, community-built seating now outnumbers the official shelters at Chattanooga bus stops.

Associated with one of Japan's most famous fairy tales, this temple is home to a statue purportedly brought from the undersea palace of the Dragon God.

This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.

What if the Fountain of Youth was actually found in Delaware? One historic coastal town believes it to be true.

The first atheist monument on public land in the United States.

This nondescript coffee shop conceals one of the wildest patisseries in New York City.

This museum tells a lively, personal, and wide-ranging history of jazz music.

On a tiny island in northwestern Norway, one of the country's few remaining original stave churches.

Amid the hustle and bustle of Miami’s Financial District sits a mausoleum-turned-monument.

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.

Founded by Cliff Barackman of 'Finding Bigfoot' fame, this museum is dedicated to the study of North America's unacknowledged hairy woodland hominids.

Tulsa's historic skyscrapers define the oil boom era of Art Deco construction, and are known for their ornate arched lobbies.

This Austin music venue is an homage to a legendary figure in the local blues scene.