South Hero, Vermont
Miniature Castles of South Hero
A gardener's enduring labor of love is spread throughout a small Vermont town.
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South Hero, Vermont
A gardener's enduring labor of love is spread throughout a small Vermont town.
Greenfield, New Hampshire
This modern medieval weapon of war was built to toss pumpkins.
Tokyo, Japan
Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
Aswan, Egypt
This North African stone complex is considered to be the oldest astronomical observatory on Earth.
Sagamihara, Japan
More than 100 antique vending machines housed in a used tire shop sell everything from candy to sake and ramen.
Washington, D.C.
In an alcove of this historic library, you can find murals painted in the 1930s by an artist who went on to create some of Disney's most iconic animated films.
New York, New York
Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.
Kungsbacka, Sweden
A statue of the heroic plumber stands outside a company that bluffed its way into being Nintendo’s Scandinavian distributor.
Georgia
This mansion on an island off the coast of Georgia once belonged to a 108-year-old heiress.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.
Juneau, Alaska
The crumbling remains of Juneau's explosives storage site.
Dakar, Senegal
A smoky doorway in Dakar leads to one of the city’s great communal eating experiences.
Azumino, Japan
The largest of its kind in Japan, this century-old wasabi farm is also known for its appearance in an Akira Kurosawa film.
Tourlida, Greece
An islet filled with wooden houses where the open sea meets a lagoon.
Bloomington, Indiana
The world's largest anatomically accurate brain sculpture.
Dundee, Scotland
This monument depicts a harrowing event involving an escaped polar bear.
Leśniewo, Poland
Built to transport German U-boats through the never-completed Masurian Canal, the locks near this Polish village are now home to a rope course.
Kyoto, Japan
More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.
Spijkenisse, Netherlands
This unique sculpture proved invaluable when it saved a train from careening off the tracks.
Fallon, Nevada
On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.
Tlalixtac de Cabrera, Mexico
Fiery-hot river rocks make soup sizzle at this restaurant showcasing indigenous Chinantec cuisine.
Silver City, New Mexico
Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.
Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
The largest tea plantation in Southeast Asia supplies gorgeous vistas alongside tea for the surrounding countries.
Hakone, Japan
Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.