Jökulsárgljúfur, Iceland
Karl og Kerling
Legend has it these two stones are petrified trolls.
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Jökulsárgljúfur, Iceland
Legend has it these two stones are petrified trolls.
Great Dunmow, England
This Great Dunmow pond was a breeding ground for medical leeches, as well as the testing ground for the world's first lifeboat.
Danbury, Connecticut
After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.
Arjang, Sweden
This giant wooden sculpture is based on local folklore and is said to be "possibly" Sweden's largest troll.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
A residential service road transformed into a menagerie of larger-than-life paintings of iconic Arctic wildlife.
Paducah, Kentucky
A 22-foot stainless steel quilting needle pays tribute to a local connection to fiber arts.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Provincetown's night owls flock to this 52-year-old pizza joint.
Opijnen, Netherlands
A unique World War II memorial commemorates where the American B-17 bomber Man-O-War crashed.
Piqua, Kansas
This rural water utility building houses a tribute to one of the greatest stars of the silent film era.
Fukuoka, Japan
It is rumored that if you spot this little golden frog hiding in plain sight, good luck will come your way.
Lander, Wyoming
This canyon is named for a unique geologic formation where the river vanishes underground near the mouth of the canyon and reappears farther down.
Tokyo, Japan
The original location of the eponymous site of Japan’s Yayoi period is now lost in time.
Boothbay, Maine
Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
Gas, Kansas
Don't pass Gas, stop and enjoy it.
Orikum, Albania
Nestled at the southern end of the Bay of Vlore in Albania resides ruins that contain Illyrian, Greek, and Roman influences.
Sapporo, Japan
An open-air museum exhibiting a total of 52 century-old buildings, recreating Hokkaido’s “pioneer village.”
Da Nang, Vietnam
Home to the world's largest collection of ancient Champa's sculptural works, featuring many Hindu and Buddhist deities.
Rennes, France
Like the monarchs in its home country, this sculpture keeps losing its head.
Potsdam, Germany
The site of the original experiment that would be used to disprove the theory of luminiferous ether.
Humboldt, Kansas
This historical marker is all that remains of Octagon City, Kansas, a failed vegetarian utopia.
Wilmington, Delaware
This 17th-century place of worship still celebrates holidays in the traditional Swedish fashion.
Puerto Nariño, Colombia
From pink dolphins to underwater cities, this museum explores the unseen, mythical world of the Amazon river.
Otaru, Japan
This abandoned railroad got a new life as a scenic promenade cutting through the city of Otaru.
Spruce View, Alberta
This colorful historic site tells the story of Icelandic poetry and community in Central Alberta.