Iuka, Mississippi
Woodall Mountain
The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.
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Iuka, Mississippi
The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.
Blairsville, Georgia
Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.
Delta, Alabama
The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.
Nageezi, New Mexico
A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.
Magnetic Island, Australia
After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Ogema, Wisconsin
The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.
Lilburn, Georgia
This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.
Reutlingen, Germany
The narrowest street in the world is in danger of closing up entirely.
Walnut Creek, California
This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.
Phan Thiet, Vietnam
These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.
Coober Pedy, Australia
This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.
Kilkenny, Ireland
The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.
Salisbury, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.
San Diego, California
Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.
Stoke Row, England
A well for a well, this anachronistically Indian-styled water pit was built in its small town home in gratitude for a similar favor.
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.
Dublin, Texas
This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.
Muynak District, Uzbekistan
Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.
Michigan City, Indiana
A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.
Gharapuri, India
An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.
Cairo, Egypt
A strange aquarium with stuffed fish, and almost no water for them to swim in.
Cairo, Egypt
The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.