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This unusual "magical shrine" honors a legendary raccoon-dog god that stowed away to Japan from some far-off land.

This pond in Victoria Park is rumored to be bottomless, one of several legends that surround it.

This impressive chasm is one of the longest natural underground cavities in the world.

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.

One of America's largest retail chains got its start in one of its most remote rural destinations.

The Hindu god Vishnu is said to have walked at this Hindu pilgrimage site.

This metro station doubles as an unintentional paleontology museum.

One of the world's largest swinging bells is a symbol made from the melted aftermath of war.

One of the last surviving buildings of a once large and thriving Chinatown.

The only natural cave bath in all of Europe.

This is an amazing but little known tile mosaic mural that used to grace the lobby of an office building in 1958, but now can only be seen from the second floor of a Shoppers Drug Mart.

In 1932, Americans honored their first president's 200th birthday by planting trees.

A natural resemblance of the monster of film lore.

A small laundromat covered wall-to-ceiling with portrait drawings.

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

This site pays tribute to the life of an iconic local dog.

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.

Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.

Kissing the ass of this stone lioness has become a rite of passage in the city of Girona.

This underground cave located in the most barren reaches of Idaho is filled with ice year-round.

The memorial honors the lives of rhinoceroses killed by poachers.

On the walking path from Monterosso to Vernazza, a small shrine dedicated to feline friends.

Once considered one of the three great Augustinian churches in the Iberian world.