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One of nine gardens

Wilmette, Illinois

Bahá'í Temple

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

International Museum of Surgical Science

Chicago, Illinois

International Museum of Surgical Science

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

A motorcade drives past the Uniroyal Giant Tire.

Allen Park, Michigan

Uniroyal Giant Tire

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

Wheels of Gruyère maturing.

Pringy, Switzerland

La Maison du Gruyère

Watch cheese-flipping robots in action at this factory and museum.

A plate of samaki, or fried fish.

Detroit, Michigan

Baobab Fare

Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere opened this community-minded restaurant serving dishes from their native Burundi.

6-11-23

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Ladybug Building

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

The bridge at night.

Shorewood, Wisconsin

Shorewood Ghost Train

A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.

North Point Water Tower

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

North Point Water Tower

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

Bobblehead Hall of Fame

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

Renaissance Book Shop

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Renaissance Book Shop

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

Big Ernie, the World's Largest Rifle

Ishpeming, Michigan

Da Yoopers Tourist Trap

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

Lakenenland. (Creative Commons)

Marquette, Michigan

Lakenenland

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

Bishop Baraga Shrine

L'Anse, Michigan

Bishop Baraga Shrine

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

Ascend the grand staircase.

Bucharest, Romania

The House of Ceaușescu

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.

Casa Amatller with Casa Batlló next door.

Barcelona, Spain

Casa Amatller

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

'Worker and Kolkhoz Woman'

Moscow, Russia

'Worker and Kolkhoz Woman'

An iconic Soviet statue of working-class people.

Soviet Moon Suit

Moscow, Russia

Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

Evangeline Bergstrom Paperweight Collection.

Neenah, Wisconsin

Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass

The museum houses one of the world's largest collections of glass paperweights.

Windmills of Lasithi Plateau

Lasithi, Greece

Windmills of Lasithi Plateau

This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.

The ruins of Knossos.

Heraklion, Greece

Knossos

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

Abandoned Leper Colony of Arico

Abades, Spain

Abandoned Leper Colony of Arico

An unexpected ghost village lurks on the southeast coast of Tenerife.

Canopy walk to Eagle Tower

Fish Creek, Wisconsin

Eagle Tower

Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.

Royal Thai Pavilion

Madison, Wisconsin

Royal Thai Pavilion

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.

The Blue Palace

Warsaw, Poland

The Blue Palace

Once home to some 250,000 volumes and priceless art artifacts, this Polish estate was a target of bombing during World War II.

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