Makhanda, South Africa
Devonian Ecosystems Project
A fossil collection of the only known Devonian high-latitude estuarine ecosystem.
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Makhanda, South Africa
A fossil collection of the only known Devonian high-latitude estuarine ecosystem.
Paris, France
A cocktail lounge decorated like an American dive bar, in honor of the legendary author Ernest Hemingway.
Theux, Belgium
Europe's longest Hornbeam tunnel.
Manchester, England
It’s a street without a name, but there is a sign.
Kinnared, Sweden
Deep in the Swedish forest hides a forgotten water-powered carousel.
Belleville, Kansas
A real haunted house with an extensive history going back to 1893.
Aarhus, Denmark
At these downtown crossings, pedestrian lights show axe-wielding Vikings instead of the usual walking figures.
Essex, England
The spirit of an executioner is said to cause cars to roll uphill in this English forest.
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Amazing collection of over 2,000 live birds from around the world, many of which are rare or endangered.
Casablanca, Morocco
A recreation of the bar from the classic 1942 movie “Casablanca.”
Keelung City, Taiwan
You can hear Buddhist prayers in this elevated sea cave once used by monks.
Robbinsville, New Jersey
This Hindu temple in suburban New Jersey is the largest in the United States and one of the largest in the world.
Sweden
A mysterious stone staircase deep in the Swedish woods, said to have been made by trolls.
Keno City, Yukon
A historic signpost to world cities on the top of a barren mining hill in the Yukon.
Port Melbourne, Australia
A pair of beacons from the 1920s guide ships steering a course to Melbourne.
Matsue, Japan
The sacred slope said to mark the gateway to the underworld.
Sendai, Japan
A heart-shaped rock hollow amid lush scenery in Japan.
Wairiki, Fiji
Stand astride the International Date Line in Fiji, with one foot in two different days.
Catonsville, Maryland
This museum honors an African-American renaissance man of the early 18th century.
Lincoln, Massachusetts
No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.
Boston, Massachusetts
This steep slide at a kids’ playground went viral after an police officer tumbled down it.
Sainte-Marie-du-Lac-Nuisement, France
A museum preserving the remnants of three villages submerged by Der Lake.
Kemmerer, Wyoming
You can dig for your own 52-million-year-old fish fossils.
Madrid, Spain
Legend has it that the water from this fountain has miraculous healing properties.