Providence, Rhode Island
Providence Athenaeum
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
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Providence, Rhode Island
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
Providence, Rhode Island
This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.
Newport, Rhode Island
A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.
Providence, Rhode Island
Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.
Pacifica, California
The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.
Anegada, British Virgin Islands
A mountain of conch shells created by centuries of fishermen.
Duranbah, Australia
Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.
Yerrinbool, Australia
Entrance to a famous orchard with nine types of apples.
Broken Hill, Australia
Designed by artist Pro Hart, built elsewhere in 1980.
Atlanta, Georgia
Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.
Natchez, Mississippi
Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.
Bač, Serbia
A well preserved medieval fortress in Vojvodina.
Chad
Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.
Tucson, Arizona
Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.
Gilboa, New York
This Catskills museum preserves stumps from the earliest known fossil forest on Earth.
Quedlinburg, Germany
The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.
San Biagio Platani, Italy
Every Easter, a small Sicilian town builds a stunning cathedral out of bread.
Tokyo, Japan
A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.
Berlin, Germany
Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.
Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Montrichard Val de Cher, France
Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The world's first floating farm is staffed by one human, three robots, and 35 cows.