Dassel, Minnesota
The Mushroom Building
The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.
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Dassel, Minnesota
The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.
Audubon, Iowa
The World's Largest Bull.
Britt, Iowa
An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.
Böblingen, Germany
Sausages, schnitzel, and weiners.
Le Roy, New York
The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.
Mentone, Indiana
A giant concrete egg marks this Indiana town as the "Egg Basket of the Midwest."
Mattoon, Illinois
The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.
Dresden, Germany
In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.
Avery Island, Louisiana
For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.
Vidalia, Georgia
A sweet tribute to Georgia's official state vegetable, which even has its own mascot: "Yumion."
Syracuse, New York
A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.
Zeitz, Germany
A simple tribute to the microscopic arachnid that gives its juices and its life to help make a speciality German cheese.
Joplin, Missouri
A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.
Vienna, Austria
Physicist’s epitaph provides final confirmation to a career of turmoil.
Innsbruck, Austria
This splendid tomb may look fantastic, but there's nothing in it...
Salzburg, Austria
This 19th century cyclorama acts like an analogue time machine to a different era.
Kaltenbach, Austria
Part ski resort, part modern art space, this lodge brings giant metal spiders and bloody doors to the Austrian Alps.
Graz, Austria
The world's largest historic armory was established by independent citizens to defend themselves from the wars of larger forces.
Vienna, Austria
A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.
Graz, Austria
Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.
Graz, Austria
Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.
Vienna, Austria
Collection dedicated to funeral rites, equipment, and mourning rituals of the Viennese.
Hallstatt, Austria
The world's oldest known salt mine.