Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sea Palace
Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.
Tambon Pa Fa, Thailand
The skeletons, demons, and corpses serve as a warning of the terrors of Buddhist Hell.
New York, New York
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
New York, New York
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
Tokyo, Japan
Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Trevor, Wales
The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
Griffin, Georgia
Could this grave be the true resting place of legendary gunfighter "Doc" Holliday? Unclear.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.
Lanai City, Hawaii
The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.
Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
Bloomington, Indiana
A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.
Tarsdorf, Austria
American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Lake George, New York
A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.
New York, New York
What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.
New York, New York
A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.
Queens, New York
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.