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New York, New York
West Side Cow Tunnels
NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.
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Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec
Trou de la Fée - Protected Bat Cave
This three-chambered cave is the only protected natural bat hibernaculum in Quebec.
Ballandean, Australia
Ballandean Pyramid
A huge stone pyramid built for fun.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City Public Library
Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.
New York, New York
'The Sphere'
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
Grantham, England
The Francis Trigge Chained Library
One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.
Asnières-sur-Seine, France
Cemetery of the Dogs
The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.
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Laem Sak, Thailand
Archipelago Cinema
This floating cinema brings new meaning to the phrase "going out" to the movies.
Rochester, New York
The Table That Could Talk To The Dead
The Fox Sisters, America's leading mediums in the mid-19th century, possessed a table they claimed helped them "communicate" with the dead.
Livermore, Colorado
Roberts Ranch
16,500-acre ranch filled with American heritage, geological wonders, and a giant pile of tires is the crown jewel of an intriguing tug-of-war.
San Francisco, California
Plaque to Bummer & Lazarus
Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.
Munich, Germany
Schönheitengalerie (Gallery of Beauties)
King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.
San Francisco, California
Portrait of Emperor Norton
A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.
Colma, California
Emperor Norton’s Grave
The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.
Coverham, England
Forbidden Corner
A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.
San Francisco, California
Hotaling Whiskey Warehouse
The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.
Dunmore, Scotland
The Dunmore Pineapple House
A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.
Broadway, England
Broadway Tower and Nuclear Bunker
A petite castle folly in the English countryside.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dragon Bridge
A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.
Baffin Region, Nunavut
Nettilling Lake
This landlocked lake is the world's largest on an island.
Marostica, Italy
The Living Chess Game - Partita a Scacchi di Marostica
Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.
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."
Hana, Hawaii
Charles Lindbergh Grave Site
The famous aviator's final resting place is a study in natural beauty.
Lido, Italy
Lazzaretto Vecchio
The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.
