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Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.