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This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

This mundane shopping plaza is named after a gruesome piece of flotsam.

Everything about this over-size novelty animal is huge including its testicles.

North Korea's massive art and propaganda factory now has an official gallery space in Beijing.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

This geodesic gallery holds a collection of painted spheres that make traditional canvases look lazy by comparison.

An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.

Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

The world's first cruise ship-shaped hotel is perched atop a cliff.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

The largest bottled beer collection in the world holds over 22,000 unique beer bottles.

These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.

Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.

The man who was president for only one day and spent most of it asleep.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.