Menton, France
Fête du Citron
Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.
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Menton, France
Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.
Tigre Partido, Argentina
The house of a former Argentinian president stands protected within a large glass case.
Bjarnarhöfn, Iceland
At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.
Suiderstrand, South Africa
All that remains of a Japanese fishing vessel that ran aground in 1982.
New Zealand
Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.
British Virgin Islands
Divers can encounter an abandoned warship encircled by a giant kraken submerged in the British Virgin Islands.
New York, New York
A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.
Pensacola, Florida
The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.
Athens, Greece
This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.
Cologny, Switzerland
Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.
Wellington, New Zealand
High winds can make this one scary landing.
Shanghai, China
The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.
York, England
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
Carrara, Italy
Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.
Dunbar, Scotland
At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.
Rothwell, England
A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.
Tokyo, Japan
The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador
This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.
Jodhpur, India
Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.
Newbury, Massachusetts
This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.
Vienna, Austria
A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.
Alexandria, Virginia
Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.
Chicken, Alaska
A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.