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This giant squid sculpture sits near the spot where a real-life specimen was captured in the late 19th-century.

Experience this Iron Age village the way that its original residents would have.

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

A breathtaking viewing platform over the Alps.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

One of the most well-preserved mammoth specimens in the world.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

Once a month, an Indonesian feast appears inside an Elmhurst church hall.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.