Charlestown, Rhode Island
The Fantastic Umbrella Factory
250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.
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Charlestown, Rhode Island
250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.
Boston, Massachusetts
This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.
Baltimore, Maryland
It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”
Andros, Greece
Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.
Millinocket, Maine
The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
Quincy, Washington
This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.
Tullamore, Ireland
An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".
Alghero, Italy
Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.
Beveren, Belgium
This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.
Anchorage, Alaska
While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.
Juneau, Alaska
Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Largs, Scotland
This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Corinne, Utah
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Enter the Forest of the Elves.
Katskhi, Georgia
Small church on top of a huge rock column.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Newquay, England
Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.