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Cop Slide

Boston, Massachusetts

Cop Slide

This steep slide at a kids’ playground went viral after an police officer tumbled down it.

Túnel del Castell

Denia, Spain

Túnel del Castell

An underground passage originally constructed as an air-raid shelter during the Spanish Civil War.

Main building

Rochester Hills, Michigan

Yates Cider Mill

A historic cider mill still using time-tested techniques.

180th Meridian

Wairiki, Fiji

180th Meridian

Stand astride the International Date Line in Fiji, with one foot in two different days.

Yomotsu-Hirasaka

Matsue, Japan

Yomotsu-Hirasaka

The sacred slope said to mark the gateway to the underworld.

The narrow crack of Trolltrappan.

Sweden

Trolltrappan

A mysterious stone staircase deep in the Swedish woods, said to have been made by trolls.

Immortal Cave

Keelung City, Taiwan

Immortal Cave

You can hear Buddhist prayers in this elevated sea cave once used by monks.

Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Scotland Neck, North Carolina

Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Amazing collection of over 2,000 live birds from around the world, many of which are rare or endangered.

Óshlíð

Hnífsdalur, Iceland

Óshlíð

One of the world’s most dangerous roads may be this abandoned shore route in Iceland.

Glengonnar Water, a gold bearing stream near the railway

Leadhills, Scotland

Glengonnar Halt Station

The highest station on the highest adhesion railway in the British Isles.

Hangman's Hill, Epping Forest: on the right-hand side, appears to be uphill but is not.

Essex, England

Hangman’s Hill

The spirit of an executioner is said to cause cars to roll uphill in this English forest.

The Front with Signage

Belleville, Kansas

The Witch House of Belleville

A real haunted house with an extensive history going back to 1893.

The Street With No Name

Manchester, England

The Street With No Name

It’s a street without a name, but there is a sign.

A curious set with a Gulf War 1 theme

Ankara, Turkey

Gökyay Chess Museum

A collection of over 700 chess sets in a beautiful historic building.

Charmille of Haut-Marêt

Theux, Belgium

Charmille of Haut-Marêt

Europe's longest Hornbeam tunnel.

Carousel

Kinnared, Sweden

Gunnar’s Carousel

Deep in the Swedish forest hides a forgotten water-powered carousel.

Carl 'Great' Barrington Memorial

North Canaan, Connecticut

Carl 'Great' Barrington Memorial

A small memorial dedicated to a man purportedly killed when a meteor the size of an SUV crashed into him.

Front of Treowen house at sunrise

Wonastow, Wales

Treowen Manor

A 17th-century manor house with a Tudor garden and some chilling history.

The path into the cave.

Shangfu Village, Taiwan

Black Devil Cave

This oceanfront cave was the site of a 17th-century massacre.

The remains of Castel Fiorentino, once a strategic fortress in the Holy Roman Empire.

Torremaggiore, Italy

Castel Fiorentino

Frederick II died at this forgotten castle in Puglia, Italy.

World's Largest Wheelbarrow

Philippeville, Belgium

World's Largest Wheelbarrow

Though Guinness took away its record, Romedenne’s 1998 wheelbarrow remains the biggest of them all.

Tree of Imagination.

Lower Peover, England

Tree of Imagination

A hollowed tree transformed into a fairytale wonder.

Virgilkapelle (St Virgil’s Chapel)

Vienna, Austria

Virgilkapelle (St Virgil’s Chapel)

Rediscovered underground chapel is one of the best examples of Gothic architecture in Vienna.

The mango shaved-ice drink mangonada is just one of the dishes you can try at Food Trucks Heaven.

Kissimmee, Florida

Food Trucks Heaven

The whole world is cooking in one Kissimmee parking lot.

In Partnership With Experience Kissimmee
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