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Writers' Room at The Wicklow Heather

Glendalough, Ireland

Writers' Room at The Wicklow Heather

A restaurant with an extensive Irish whiskey bar also has several first editions of famous works by Irish authors.

Great Channels of Virginia

Saltville, Virginia

Great Channels of Virginia

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

View from the Exhibit Hall looking into the waiting area.

Arlington, Virginia

Ronald Reagan National Airport's Historic Terminal A

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

The Gas Station

Bastrop, Texas

The Gas Station

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

German Mining Museum

Bochum, Germany

German Mining Museum

The world’s largest museum dedicated to mining, complete with an underground show cave.

The old gasification plant in Gas Works Park, Seattle

Seattle, Washington

Gas Works Park

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Whirligig Cyclist

Wilson, North Carolina

Whirligig Park (Formerly Acid Park)

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

Atomic Annie

Junction City, Kansas

Atomic Annie

A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.

Keep Mingo Alive Another 25 Years!

Colby, Kansas

Mingo GC30

This hidden treasure is the world’s oldest active geocache.

Wild West Chateau

Medora, North Dakota

Chateau de Mores

Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.

Sioux Falls Park

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Falls Park

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

Barker Character Comic and Cartoon Museum

Cheshire, Connecticut

Barker Character, Comic and Cartoon Museum

A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.

Mystic Seaport

Stonington, Connecticut

Mystic Seaport Museum

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

Small House "Spitzhäuschen" in Bernkastel-Kues

Bernkastel-Kues, Germany

Spitzhäuschen

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

'War of the Worlds' Monument

West Windsor Township, New Jersey

'War of the Worlds' Monument

A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

Menokin.

Warsaw, Virginia

Menokin

The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.

Crooked Forest (krzywy las)

Gryfino, Poland

Crooked Forest

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

Hellemann Tower and City Walls

Tallinn, Estonia

Hellemann Tower and City Walls

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

Gap of Dunloe.

Kerry, Ireland

Gap of Dunloe

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

Hay Castle shop in 2011

Hay-on-Wye, Wales

The Kingdom of Books

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

Shows from Game of Thrones to Outlander have also been filmed here.

Doune, Scotland

Doune Castle

The castle that provided the setting for much of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' is now a pilgrimage site for fans.

The 62 narrow houses atop Krämerbrücke make it the longest-inhabited bridge in the world.

Erfurt, Germany

Krämerbrücke

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

Bernd das Brot.

Erfurt, Germany

Kika Figures of Erfurt

Beloved children's TV characters freckle the German city's streets.

Höckerlinie Westwall

Mettlach, Germany

Höckerlinie Westwall

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

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