Sakura, Japan
Funato Kappa Park
A small park inhabited by handmade water goblins.
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Sakura, Japan
A small park inhabited by handmade water goblins.
Cambridge, Maryland
This Harriet Tubman mural went viral for kids interacting with it.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This is the spot where the bloodiest battle in the American Civil War may have started.
Cassel, California
A whimsical display of massive metal sculptures made from recycled materials.
Eccles, England
Despite being 30 miles from the coast, this suburb is home to a lighthouse thanks to a permitting loophole.
La Palma, Spain
This century-old pharmacy is home to several striking mosaics depicting Catholic saints.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Visit the remains of a notorious Victorian-era correctional facility.
Fort Rock, Oregon
This lava tube cave was once a Cold War fallout shelter.
Oxford, England
A less famous, short-lived meeting spot of the Inklings.
Schio, Italy
Explorable physical and digital art installation, hidden in the mountains.
Nepal
These crumbling walls serve as a reminder of the golden age of safaris in Chitwan National Park.
Hillside, Illinois
Burial site of the notorious Chicago gangster.
Toronto, Ontario
A free museum of Toronto’s untold music history hidden inside a drugstore.
Alt Duwisib, Namibia
A German “baron” built this castle for his wife, but their romance was short-lived.
Bologna, Italy
Historic harpsichords, clavichords, organs, pianos, and more inside a deconsecrated church.
Bad Muskau, Germany
This permanent exhibition showcases the historical significance and cultivation of pineapples.
Copenhagen, Denmark
A somber statue commemorating a Danish merfolk-tale.
Jefferson, Wisconsin
The final resting place of the father of American beekeeping.
Olomouc, Czechia
This former atomic bunker is now the Olomouc Institute of Remembrance, telling stories of the communist era.
San Rafael, California
Built from one couple’s vast personal collection, this free museum showcases a century’s worth of state-sponsored agitprop.
Richmond, Virginia
A fake 1930s-euro-style hotel with an indoor mini golf course.
Rendang, Indonesia
Bali’s Mother Temple, a breathtaking complex that rises serenely up the side of an active volcano.
Bologna, Italy
Featuring one of the oldest collections of historic musical literature in the world.
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
This is not Madame Tussaud’s wax museum.