New York, New York
Marie's Crisis
Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.
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New York, New York
Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.
Sado, Japan
This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.
Winona, Minnesota
Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.
Brest, Belarus
Nearly three decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, the hero of the USSR still stands over Belarus.
Naples, Italy
An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.
Colchester, England
Centuries later, the victims of Great Britain's greatest hysteria are finally being remembered.
Providence, Rhode Island
From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.
New York, New York
More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This vast collection of smoking pipes from across the world spans centuries.
Nuuk, Greenland
Thousands of letters to Santa get delivered to this mailbox in Greenland.
Qaqortoq, Greenland
No longer the only, but definitely the oldest, fountain in Greenland.
Qaqortoq, Greenland
In a country where driving from one town to another is literally impossible, this small stretch of gravel is a remarkable feat.
Ikateq, Greenland
A surprisingly beautiful abandoned World War II military base in East Greenland.
Greenland
The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.
Ouidah, Benin
A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.
Kolkata, India
This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.
Cologne, Germany
This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.
Falls Church, Virginia
A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
When struck, the strange stones in this park ring like bells.
Trenton, New Jersey
The way these carnivorous dinosaurs are posed is an homage to a classic work of paleoart.
Cottonwood, Arizona
Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.
Drumheller, Alberta
A six-person chapel in the middle of Alberta's badlands.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Once frequented by heavyweights of the Russian arts scene, this café is stuck in the 1800s.