Redwood City, California
Pulgas Water Temple
A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.
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Redwood City, California
A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.
Atlanta, Georgia
This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Mexico City, Mexico
A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.
Fort Benton, Montana
A small Montana town commemorates the dog who waited at the train station every day for his owner to return.
Zipaquira, Colombia
Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.
Shakaria, Jordan
A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.
East Molesey, England
The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.
Lima, Peru
A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.
Mexico City, Mexico
Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.
Amritsar, India
This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.
Ouray, Colorado
A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.
Brașov, Romania
The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.
Banos, Ecuador
A swing to dangle you off the very edge.
Tokyo, Japan
Every color in the rainbow awaits.
Wanaka, New Zealand
A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.
Delices, Dominica
This mountaintop lake bubbles and steams in a perpetual boil, thanks to its direct link to the Earth's interior.
Chile
A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.
New Zealand
The oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die.
Cedar Creek, Texas
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
Fackler, Alabama
This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.
Hartfield, England
The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.
Helsingborg, Sweden
From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.
La Habra Heights, California
About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.