Seattle, Washington
Fremont Troll
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
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Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Ithaca, New York
This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.
Utrecht, Netherlands
The world's largest bicycle shelter can hold more than 12,500 two-wheelers.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Estero, Florida
Long before Europeans arrived, Native Americans built an artificial island out of shells that has withstood a millennia of hurricanes.
Estero, Florida
Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.
Stowe, Vermont
Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.
Denver, Colorado
The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.
Montclair, New Jersey
Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.
Groningen, Netherlands
Preserving the research tools, unexpected inventions, and odd collections of generations of college professors.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.
Shrewsbury, Vermont
A cable-suspension footbridge that hangs high above the Mill River.
Castleton, Vermont
This magnificent Japanese garden provides a moment of Zen in rural Vermont.
Rutland, Vermont
A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruously in rural Vermont.
Barre, Vermont
This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.
New York, New York
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
Antwerp, Belgium
The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.
London, England
An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.
Nagasaki, Japan
A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.
Craftsbury, Vermont
According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.
Antwerp, Belgium
This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.
Antwerp, Belgium
A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.