Dublin, Ireland
The Long Room Library at Trinity College
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
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Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Littleton, New Hampshire
According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.
United States / Canada
The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Bruges, Belgium
The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Bruges, Belgium
This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.
Soufriere, Saint Lucia
Come for the springs; stay for the mud bath.
Soufriere, Saint Lucia
The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo.
Noord, Aruba
The remnants of an abandoned, 19th-century gold mill along Aruba's rugged northeastern coast.
Campinas, Brazil
A giant bird sits atop a tower at one of the largest shopping centers in Brazil.
São Paulo, Brazil
The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.
Penedo, Brazil
This "Little Finland" started as a Finnish utopian society in Eastern Brazil.
Boulder City, Nevada
These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.
Las Vegas, Nevada
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.
Las Vegas, Nevada
These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.
Fairfield, Ohio
An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.
Cincinnati, Ohio
This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.
South Bay, Florida
One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.