San Jose, California
Monopoly in the Park
The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.
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San Jose, California
The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.
Louisville, Kentucky
The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.
Somerset, Kentucky
The collection of a paranormal investigator who traveled the country collecting haunted items and stories.
Corbin, Kentucky
The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lexington, Kentucky
Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.
Shepherdsville, Kentucky
Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.
Louisville, Kentucky
Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.
Zurich, Switzerland
One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.
Zurich, Switzerland
A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.
Bern, Switzerland
The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Florence, Italy
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
Florence, Italy
The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.
Florence, Italy
The middle finger of modernity.
Rome, Italy
This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.
Rome, Italy
A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.
Rome, Italy
In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Anacapri, Italy
An elegant church is home to a remarkably detailed mosaic floor depicting the Garden of Eden.
Brescia, Italy
This sculpture of a rhinoceros suspended above a city square is meant to evoke the weight of the human condition.
Mantua, Italy
A hidden bas-relief of a hare on a church main portal that brings good luck to the ones who find it.
Castiglione delle Stiviere, Italy
The skull of this patron saint is kept in a shrine located in his hometown.