Ottery Saint Mary, England
The Tar Barrels of Ottery St. Mary
Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.
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Ottery Saint Mary, England
Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.
Prague, Czechia
The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.
Schonach im Schwarzwald, Germany
A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."
Irwin, Pennsylvania
True to his word, George Swanson is buried in his white 1984 Corvette.
Washington, D.C.
"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”
Ashmore, Illinois
This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."
Berriedale, Australia
This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.
Ashmore, Illinois
This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
Kennebunk, Maine
The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.
Dusseldorf, Germany
This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.
Paris, France
This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.
Mexico City, Mexico
This giant expressionist head crowns a museum devoted to a beloved Mexican leader.
Sumburgh, Scotland
This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.
Chicago, Illinois
This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.
Fremantle, Australia
A monument to a working class martyr.
Benidorm, Spain
This 47-story "M" needed 20 years to be completed
Magdalena, New Mexico
A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.
Williton, England
A collection of retro plastic goods made with "the material of a thousand uses."
Las Vegas, Nevada
An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.
Barcelona, Spain
This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.
Miami, Florida
With nickel-steel armor and three-inch thick bullet resistant windows, FDR's train was a rolling fortress.