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Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A turn-of-the-century agricultural architecture movement turned out to be a fad that caught on the strongest near Rochester, Indiana.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

This is a century-old World War defence bunker which was ruined and condemned, and is now restored and re-purposed as a 'Living History' asset.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

This beloved piece of street art mysteriously vanished, only to reappear in its original location after some much-needed TLC.

This genuine, blood red Jolly Roger was captured off the North African coast in 1790 by Admiral Richard Curry.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Row through this enchanted narrow chasm whose stones are said to resemble dragon scales.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.