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More than 3,200 cookie jars line the walls and shelves of this little shop and over 1,000 salt and pepper shakers

Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.

One of the few beardless depictions of Lincoln, George Grey Barnard's 1917 statue was denounced by many—including Lincoln's own son.

Hidden on two floors of downtown building, the library has an incredible deal on rent.

A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

One of Ohio's longest history books isn't made of paper—it's painted across the floodwall.

The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The longest skywalk in Taiwan.

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."