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A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

Live-in sculpture begun by one family in 1979.

This UFO crash-landed on the outskirts of a French town in 2009.

The somewhat misnamed 'Garden of Shells' lovingly built from found objects.

A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

A statue dedicated to the founders of communism.

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.

Once built to inspire young Soviet minds through astronomy, this dome now stands as a quiet relic of a vanished era.

This oversized tribute to the nation's tiniest coin highlights the value of small contributions.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

Once the tallest building in Chisinau, this unique tower is a relic of Soviet architecture.

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

Seventy-five miles of limestone caves host more than a million bottles of wine beneath a sleepy Moldovan town.

This 13th century Orthodox monastery is built right into the Moldovan cliffside.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

This small museum is home to cannons cast by Paul Revere and the last remaining uniform of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.

The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.