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Two tombstones associated with the much-beloved children's story.

Where mountaineers were checked for lice before entering the city.

A cityscape of burial tombs that you can easily lose yourself in.

An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.

A plaque honors Miami's sister city in the Canary Islands, inviting one to reflect on their place in the world.

Red rock "fangs" jut out of the desert near the Extraterrestrial Highway.

A monument to an Irish secret society thought to be responsible for a string of violent attacks in Pennsylvania coal mines.

A former factory serves as a shrine to the industry that sustained Santorini for decades.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

Even after multiple failed attempts to be hanged, Chaguinhas was still alive, making people believe it was a miracle.

This seasonal soft serve shack has been doling out silky swirls since 1951.

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

A charming monument to a very special dog.

A sycamore tree grown from seeds that traveled to the moon.

East Nashville's oldest dive bar will bring you back to life with animal-style bar fare.

Flaunt your karaoke chops at this pitch-perfect dive bar.

One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.

This alleyway was named to honor the memory of a beloved local dog.

The only natural cave bath in all of Europe.

Outside a small brewery, a Gothic fountain that once provided water to thirsty horses.

This Miami cemetery holds the remains of two Cuban presidents, a Nicaraguan president, and the senior Desi Arnaz. And it was once the resting place of the crown prince of Spain.

Mass grave of 50 unidentified French Soldiers who died at the Siege of Yorktown, 1781, that gave victory to the American Revolution.

The poet Walt Whitman was a frequent visitor to this spot, the highest on Long Island.

A collection of bite-sized buildings creates a magical mini village in the Pennsylvania mountains.