Windsor, Illinois
Tower of Baa-Goat
A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.
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Windsor, Illinois
A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.
Athens, Greece
A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Queens, New York
A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.
Haarlem, Netherlands
At this barrel organ museum, history and live concert keep Dutch street organ culture alive.
Titulcia, Spain
Mysterious Spanish catacombs of unknown origins.
Constanța, Romania
An ancient Roman snake god, carved expertly into stone.
Siyazan, Azerbaijan
Swirling layers of white and red rock earned these mountains their festive nickname.
Shirley, Massachusetts
The head of a legendary creature allegedly killed during colonial times is now on display at a local restaurant.
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Tintin's creator is celebrated in an immersive museum that's an astounding work of modern art.
Musteika, Lithuania
A tiny traditional village keeps an ancient method of beekeeping alive.
San Francisco, California
Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.
Santiago Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
Giant kites are flown during this Day of the Dead celebration in Guatemala.
Kemi, Finland
This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
Oulu, Finland
This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.
Ylöjärvi, Finland
This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.
Stockholm, Sweden
An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.
Valencia, Spain
Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.
Hastings, Nebraska
This museum started by a curious collector is now a place for believers and skeptics alike.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Madrid, Spain
Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.
Madrid, Spain
A vault of safe-deposit boxes in an old bank has been repurposed as a time capsule of Hispanic culture.
Mejorada del Campo, Spain
A huge cathedral single-handedly constructed by one eccentric monk.
El Paso, Texas
A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.
San Antonio, Texas
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.