Bhimashankar, India
India's Giant Technicolor Squirrels
These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.
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Bhimashankar, India
These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques
Shirakawa-mura, Japan
This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.
Singapore
These sweets make convincing mimics of everything from fish balls to eggs to koi ponds.
Bristol, England
England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.
Boulder, Montana
This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.
Concord, Massachusetts
One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.
Eagle, Alaska
The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.
New York, New York
This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.
Long Beach, California
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Longmont, Colorado
The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.
Ballasalla, Isle of Man
Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.
Marco Island, Florida
Decorative shell walls built in the 1940s sit atop an ancient midden created by the Calusa Native Americans.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Dublin, Ireland
The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.
Denver, Colorado
A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.
Forres, Scotland
A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.
New Orleans, Louisiana
It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.
Johannesburg, California
The liveliest ghost town in the state.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The narrowest house in Buenos Aires is less than 10 feet wide.
Oxford, England
The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.
Thimphu, Bhutan
Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.