Denmark / Canada
Hans Island
A long-disputed island that Denmark and Canada claim by periodically alternating flags and bottles of liquor.
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Denmark / Canada
A long-disputed island that Denmark and Canada claim by periodically alternating flags and bottles of liquor.
York, Maine
True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This is the house that spite built.
Baltimore, Maryland
A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.
Dili, Timor-Leste
This giant Christ statue was a failed attempt by Indonesia to dissuade East Timor from demanding independence.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
A 19th-century fortress and collection of artifacts offer a tour of Saudi history.
Chios, Greece
Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.
Alameda, California
This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.
Weehawken, New Jersey
The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.
Chicago, Illinois
A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.
Hörby, Sweden
A former hen house turned curiosity cabinet displays one man's lifelong fascination with cannibalism.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Where the "World Pinball Champion” is crowned.
Big Sur, California
This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.
Pelham, New Hampshire
Expertly restored pinball machines as far as the eye can see.
Nunavut
The Arctic Archipelago is home to world's largest third order island: an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.
Zurich, Switzerland
One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
Vernazza, Italy
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Wustermark, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.