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The colorful, glowing rocks of Sterling Hill

Ogdensburg, New Jersey

Fluorescent Rocks of Sterling Hill Mine

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

Giant Viking Beer Can

Akureyri, Iceland

Giant Viking Beer Can

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

Paul van der Veldt of Shallon Winery
Permanently Closed

Astoria, Oregon

Shallon Winery

This solo operation offers the world's only whey wines in flavors such as chocolate-orange.

Unaweep Divide, west.

Gateway, Colorado

Unaweep Canyon

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

Mathematical Bridge.

Cambridge, England

Mathematical Bridge

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

We now have a storefront location!

Lucas, Kansas

World's Largest Collection of Smallest Versions of Largest Things

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

The Ashford tank.

Ashford, England

Mark IV World War I Tank

A rare example of this century-old British tank stands near the center of town in Ashford.

You'll never unsee it now.

Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument Marble Stripe

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Detail of the Mini Monument

Washington, D.C.

Washington Mini Monument

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

Pasadena Cheeseburger Plaque

Pasadena, California

Pasadena Cheeseburger Plaque

A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.

Untermyer Park

Yonkers, New York

Untermyer Park

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

No Trespassing. Ever.

Groom Lake, Nevada

Area 51

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

Old Knobbley

Mistley, England

Old Knobbley

This ancient oak tree sheltered accused "witches" in the 17th century.

The Arctic Circle Sign.

Alaska

Arctic Circle Monument Sign

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.

The man-eaters of Tsavo at the Field Museum, Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Tsavo Man Eaters

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Sponsored By Enjoy Illinois
The narwhals live next to the vending machines.

Chicago, Illinois

Narwhals at the Field Museum

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

The Russian Orthodox chapel at Fort Ross.

Jenner, California

Fort Ross

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

The Slash across mountains

United States / Canada

United States–Canada Border Slash

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

The nilometer of Rhoda Island near Cairo

Cairo, Egypt

Nilometer

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

Molly the Mollusk.

Sarasota, Florida

Molly the Mollusk

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

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.

Dinosaurs overlooking the valley.

Cuenca, Spain

Castilla-La Mancha Paleontological Museum

This museum is known as the "Land of the Dinosaurs," but its full-scale dino models are just the start.

Saturn.

Móstoles, Spain

Móstoles Planets Garden

A model solar system adds a celestial touch to this suburban park.

Bourn's clubhouse and one of the fountains

Grass Valley, California

Empire Mine State Park

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

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