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-3.7465, -73.2415
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32.0806, -81.0946
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Toronto, Ontario
Toronto's Half House
Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.
43.6519, -79.3892
Tal, Austria
Green Lake
Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.
47.5416, 15.0558
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto PATH
One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.
43.6487, -79.3781
Toronto, Ontario
The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse
The oldest landmark of Toronto is a testament to shifting sands.
43.6140, -79.3850
Jenolan, Australia
Nettle Cave Tour in Klingon
The first tourist attraction to offer tours for interstellar tourists.
-33.8235, 150.0216
Ulm, Germany
The Museum of Bread Culture
A typical crusty old museum this isn't.
48.4010, 9.9900
Amberg, Germany
The World's Smallest Hotel - Eh'häusl
This extremely narrow tenement boasts a maximum occupancy of just two.
49.4447, 11.8527
Baffin Region, Nunavut
Nettilling Lake
This landlocked lake is the world's largest on an island.
66.5000, -70.8333
Kaslo, British Columbia
SS Moyie
The "Crow Boat" of Kootenay Lake, sold for a dollar and now on display as "the world's oldest intact passenger sternwheeler."
49.9117, -116.9023
Sparwood, British Columbia
The World's Largest Tandem Axle Truck
Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.
49.6739, -114.8438
Osaka, Japan
Asahi Plaza Capsule Hotel
One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.
34.6708, 135.4979
Manacapuru, Brazil
Ariau Towers
An Amazonian hotel is the ultimate treehouse and provides stilt based accommodation.
-3.0930, -60.4415
The Hague, Netherlands
Capsule Hotel
Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.
52.1000, 4.2623
Torrita di Siena, Italy
Residenza d'Arte
A unique Tuscan hideaway acts as an art mecca as well as a hotel.
43.1718, 11.7688
Imlil, Morocco
Kasbah du Toubkal
A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.
31.1325, -7.9193
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Tesla Monument in New York
One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.
43.0820, -79.0712
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Tesla Monument
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
43.0816, -79.0784
Eltziego, Spain
Hotel Marques De Riscal
A medieval village holds a very modern hotel.
42.5112, -2.6181
Längenfeld, Austria
Aqua Dome Langenfeld
Visitors dip into a variety of pools of what was once ice.
47.0685, 10.9656
Corrubbio, Italy
Byblos Art Hotel
Sleep amongst an abundance of art from the modern era.
45.4899, 10.8992
Ulm, Germany
Ulm Minster (Ulmer Münster)
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
48.3985, 9.9918
Kalyazin, Russia
Kalyazin Bell Tower
Stalin's march toward a more modern USSR flooded a monastery, leaving a unique and extravagant nautical marker, "The Flooded Belfry."
57.2435, 37.8575
Victoria, British Columbia
Fisgard Lighthouse
An operating lighthouse from the 1860s.
48.4302, -123.4479
Victoria, British Columbia
Fan Tan Alley
The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.
48.4293, -123.3683
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