Gloucester, England
Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling
Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.
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Gloucester, England
Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.
Perth, Ontario
A fake block of cheese remembers a feat of dairy engineering from the Chicago World's Fair.
Plancherine, France
At this monastery, monks make raw-milk cheese and use excess whey to create methane that powers their hot-water system.
Robertsfors N, Sweden
The cheese slicer may be a Norwegian invention, but the biggest ones in the world are found in Sweden.
Imsil-gun, South Korea
A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.
Kaltbach, Switzerland
A 22-million-year-old sandstone cave is a natural habitat for award-winning cheese.
Takoma Park, Maryland
An old pay phone rewired to play local bird calls and songs at the press of a button.
Husavik, Iceland
Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.
Moulton, England
Every July, men dressed as giant crows dance around a scarecrow who comes to life.
Musteika, Lithuania
A tiny traditional village keeps an ancient method of beekeeping alive.
Kangaroo Island Council, Australia
An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.
Kathmandu, Nepal
This conservation area filled with colorful birds is the last community forest within the city of Kathmandu.
San Jose, California
A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.
Jatinga, India
A small village in India bears witness to the end of birds' lives every September.
Kaabong, Uganda
This park is home to around 500 bird species.
Hong Kong
The largest aviary in Southeast Asia is a green haven in the heart of the city.
Hamburg, Germany
A suburban monument preserves the faces of twenty murdered Jewish boys and girls.
Nariño, Colombia
A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
Budapest, Hungary
Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.
Florence, Italy
The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.
Berlin, Germany
This sprawling Jewish cemetery is one of the largest in Europe.
Mineral del Monte, Mexico
The English graveyard of Mineral del Monte, a magical little piece of Cornwall in Mexico.