Hanover, Germany
The Musical Manhole Cover
This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.
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Hanover, Germany
This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.
Newport Beach, California
Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.
Girona, Spain
Kissing the ass of this stone lioness has become a rite of passage in the city of Girona.
Heber-Overgaard, Arizona
In 1975, a forestry worker in Arizona claimed to have been abducted by a UFO.
Dallas, Texas
One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.
Alpine, New Jersey
Said to be haunted, this tower was constructed by a sugar importer as a gift to his wife.
Clark County, Nevada
The highest concentration of petroglyph sites in Gold Butte National Monument, plus an improbable early 20th-century dam.
Cologne, Germany
How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?
Siuntio, Finland
These large stone piles are ancient burial sites.
Athens, Greece
Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.
Port Eynon, Wales
This tall stone wall with no door and ill-matched windows was built centuries ago, and used as a shelter for domesticated pigeons.
Yorktown, Virginia
The location where the American Revolution ended.
Mauritania
Initially meant to immortalize the valor of the colonizer, this monument is now a symbol of Mauritanian resistance.
Porongurup, Australia
A metal skywalk leads to the top of this striking granite outcrop in Porongurup National Park.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The hands on this clock appear to be created by two workers sweeping debris into careful positions.
Cizhong, China
This Tibetan and Naxi village's Honey Rose wine bears the mark of 19th-century French missionaries.
Vienna, Austria
A set of outdoor stairs named in honor of a famous Austrian artist.
Chichicastenango, Guatemala
An art gallery that celebrates Indigenous Maya practices and traditions.
Leeuwin, Australia
This water wheel turned to stone in a matter of decades.
Edrom, Australia
The site where whalers teamed up with orcas to hunt baleen whales.
Saeul, Luxembourg
Resting peacefully between two majestically-slanted trees, this roadside water trough circulates water peacefully.
Bogotá, Colombia
A small museum filled with unique fossil finds, including one of the oldest specimens of ground sloths found in Colombia.
Osaka, Japan
Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.
Ko Samui, Thailand
A sculpture garden built by a retired durian farmer.