Inari, Finland
Pielpajärvi Wilderness Church
This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.
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Inari, Finland
This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.
Inuvik, Northwest Territories
This greenhouse was once a hockey arena.
Iceland
A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.
Longyearbyen, Norway
The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.
Rovaniemi, Finland
Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.
Hamelin, Germany
The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.
Burgos, Spain
For more than half a millennia, this automaton has rung an hourly bell.
San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.
London, England
A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Barnard Castle, England
A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.
Salzburg, Austria
Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.
San Diego, California
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.
Durham, England
A Munch-inspired sculpture brings the despair of war to life.
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Visit Taiwan’s badlands, which allows visitors to feel like they’re walking on the moon.
Cave City, Kentucky
A watering hole where regulars who have ordered 500 beers have their names etched on the bar in gold.
College Station, Texas
Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.
Atlanta, Georgia
One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.
Kaleüçağız Köyü, Turkey
Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.
Oro Grande, California
Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.
Saint Charles, Missouri
A collection of soda memorabilia that spans decades.
Kaleva, Michigan
House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.