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Pull off the petals of this edible, raspberry coulis-filled blossom.

Brooklyn, New York

Paloma the Bakery

This nondescript coffee shop conceals one of the wildest patisseries in New York City.

Mountain Dew Headstone

Johnson City, Tennessee

Mountain Dew Headstone

This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.

North American Bigfoot Center

Boring, Oregon

North American Bigfoot Center

Founded by Cliff Barackman of 'Finding Bigfoot' fame, this museum is dedicated to the study of North America's unacknowledged hairy woodland hominids.

The golden entry of the Philcade building, with zig zag style Art  Deco elements.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Philtower and Philcade Buildings

Tulsa's historic skyscrapers define the oil boom era of Art Deco construction, and are known for their ornate arched lobbies.

Fried, meat-filled khuushuur pastries with two kinds of chilled salad.

Morton Grove, Illinois

Mazalae Mongolian Restaurant

Just outside Chicago, one of the few traditional Mongolian restaurants in the U.S. serves a misunderstood cuisine.

Hao-Hao Tunnel

Kamakura, Japan

Hao-Hao Tunnel

Over 80 years old, this hand-dug tunnel is a Chinese-style portal to another world.

This way to Volcano Observatory

Flemming, Montserrat

Montserrat Volcano Observatory

Safely view the Soufrière Hills volcano, which has been erupting since 1995.

Cijin Tunnel

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Cijin Tunnel

A Japanese-era military tunnel is now a psychedelic art exhibit.

Impressive hallways

Tuzluca, Turkey

Tuzluca Salt Mines

A former salt mine is now a cool picnic spot for families and asthmatics.

Musee de l'insolite (Museum of the Unusual)

Orniac, France

Musee de l'insolite (Museum of the Unusual)

An unusual, funny and fantastic open air museum.

This loyal guardian watches over the children.

Mobile, Alabama

Nott Family Plott

A faithful dog is forever watching over the family children.

Haetae, the Korean lion-dog.

Tokyo, Japan

Zen’yō-ji Temple

An eclectic temple with Chinese architecture, Korean lion-dogs, an Indian god and a legendary 700-year-old tree.

inside the Eh Graben

Zurich, Switzerland

Ehgraben (Medieval Sewage Ditch)

Use a key to unlock this medieval sewer tunnel.

The cuisine here lives up to the setting.

Casablanca, Morocco

La Sqala

This restaurant sits within the walls of an 18th-century fortification that once defended the city’s old quarter.

Tomb of the Netherlander

Tainan City, Taiwan

Tomb of the Netherlander

Behind a 300-year-old temple hides a small tomb said to house the bones of 17th-century Dutch soldiers.

Khus Vanilla Mastani sits next to Bajirao Mastani on the right.

Pune, India

Raja Ices

Pune's oldest ice cream parlor serves scoops in flavors like lemongrass.

View from Above; a more recent concrete construction can be seen nearby

Green Island, Taiwan

Youzihu

The ruins of a prehistoric village hide on a remote Taiwanese island.

“You’ll Float TOO!!”

Bangor, Maine

The Sewer Drain from “IT”

This is the sewer drain that was the inspiration for the opening scene of Stephen King’s classic novel “IT”.

Cocaine Bear in Kentucky for Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Cocaine Bear

The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.

Self-Tribute Stone of 'Bagga-Sven'

Ballingslöv, Sweden

Self-Tribute Stone of 'Bagga-Sven'

A confident and eccentric goat farmer boldly proclaimed his honor with an inscription on this woodland stone.

Ireland's Oldest Postbox

Cork, Ireland

Ireland's Oldest Postbox

Inside Cork's Kent station stands its country's longest-serving postbox.

The north boardwalk trailhead

Weatherford, Texas

The Boardwalk at Lake Weatherford

The longest floating boardwalk in the United States.

This is what you see when you walk up to him.

York, Maine

Paul Bunyan's Severed Head

The head of a legendary lumberjack watches over a river in Maine.

Bats at Campbell Ave Bridge

Tucson, Arizona

Campbell Bat Bridge

A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats live under the bridge and take flight at sundown all summer long.

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