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Alexander Graham Bell Statue
43.1415, -80.2643
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Kerry, Ireland
Gallarus Oratory
This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.
52.1728, -10.3493
Kerry, Ireland
King Puck
A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.
52.1064, -9.7844
Lewes, England
The Lewes Avalanche Tablet
A stone plaque and a winking pub name are all that remain to remember the victims of deadly 1836 avalanche.
50.8811, 0.0069
Vilnius, Lithuania
Stebuklas Miracle Tile
While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.
54.6857, 25.2869
Vilnius, Lithuania
Republic of Uzupis
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
54.6804, 25.2938
Broadway, England
Broadway Tower and Nuclear Bunker
A petite castle folly in the English countryside.
52.0242, -1.8358
Great Missenden, England
The Roald Dahl Museum
This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).
51.7028, -0.7064
Ironbridge, England
The Iron Bridge
This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.
52.6272, -2.4855
Essex, England
Greensted Church
This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.
51.7044, 0.2256
Kelvedon Hatch, England
Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker
The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.
51.6721, 0.2617
Hove, England
The Goldstone
This craggy boulder is fabled to be either a druidic relic or Satan's stumbling block.
50.8395, -0.1738
Baltasound, Scotland
Bobby's Bus Shelter
This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.
60.7654, -0.8348
Lerwick, Scotland
Up Helly Aa
During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.
60.1530, -1.1493
Bath, England
Beazer Garden Maze
Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.
51.3828, -2.3565
Bath, England
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
51.3825, -2.3667
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest Cave Church
Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.
47.4848, 19.0521
Budapest, Hungary
For Sale Pub
This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.
47.4876, 19.0582
Budapest, Hungary
Terror Háza
Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.
47.5068, 19.0653
Budapest, Hungary
Hospital in the Rock
A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.
47.5008, 19.0315
Budapest, Hungary
Flipper Muzeum
Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.
47.5146, 19.0543
Budapest, Hungary
Columbo Statue
Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.
47.5126, 19.0489
Budapest, Hungary
Elektrotechnikai Múzeum
Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.
47.4978, 19.0631
Budapest, Hungary
Szabo Ervin Library
A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.
47.4894, 19.0645
Brighton, England
Brighton Beach Flint Grotto
One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.
50.8179, -0.1283
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