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East St. Louis, Illinois
Gateway Geyser
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, Missouri
Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Museum
This museum located in the "Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World," chronicles the history of cob pipe.
Richmond, England
Tan Hill Inn
At 1,732 feet above sea level, this spectacularly isolated yet surprisingly bustling bar is the highest pub in Britain.
Sumner, Missouri
Maxie, the World's Largest Goose
This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."
St. Louis, Missouri
Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis
A big museum full of little worlds.
St. Louis, Missouri
Grant's Farm
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Modern Diner
The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.
Talacre, Wales
Point of Ayr Lighthouse
This 1776 beacon on the coast of Wales is said to have a ghost called Raymond, the last lighthouse keeper.
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
Saint-Paul de Mausole
The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.
Aix-en-Provence, France
Bibliotheque Mejanes
A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.
Oddington, England
Memento-Mori Hamsterley Brass
Rare and wonderfully wormy cadaver art captured in brass for centuries.
Oxford, England
C.S. Lewis's Grave
The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.
Oxford, England
Duke Humfrey's Library at the Old Bodleian Library
One of Europe's oldest libraries.
Tring, England
Tring Natural History Museum Hybrid Animals
A menagerie of curiously bred creatures.
Sunderland, England
National Glass Centre
A museum pays tribute to the glass-making industry of Sunderland.
Key West, Florida
Nancy Forrester's Secret Garden
Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch Complex 34
This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Hotel Galéria Spirit
A unique hotel for the artistic soul.
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Davenport, Australia
Wycliffe Well
The UFO capital of Australia is the outback’s answer to Roswell.
Klevan, Ukraine
Tunnel of Love
This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.
Washington, D.C.
Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Hansen's Sno-Bliz Snoballs
The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.
Sorrento, Italy
Valle dei Mulini (Valley of the Mills)
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
The Wave
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
