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The Motomiya Movie Theater, built in 1914.

Motomiya, Japan

Motomiya Movie Theater

A disused, crumbling 110-year-old theater retains the authentic retro charms of Showa-era cinema.

Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks.

Ko Samui, Thailand

Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks (Hin Ta Hin Yai)

This natural rock formation has an anatomical aesthetic.

Learn about all aspects of the seltzer-making process.

Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Seltzer Museum

Try an original egg cream at this museum located inside one of the last surviving old-fashioned seltzer factories in America.

Tōno is known for its kappa folklore.

Tōno City, Japan

Kappabuchi Pool

Visitors are encouraged to fish for water goblins at this haunted pool.

The Largest Walmart in America

Albany, New York

The Largest Walmart in America

The largest Walmart Supercenter in the United States, referred to affectionately as “Mallmart,” has served the residents of Albany, New York, since 1994.

The Spitfire Visitor Centre.

Blackpool, England

Spitfire Visitor Centre

See reconstructed Spitfires and other World War II-era planes in a hangar originally used by the Royal Air Force.

For nearly a century, this restaurant has only served steak-frites.

Geneva, Switzerland

Café de Paris

The birthplace of a famous steak sauce still keeps its recipe a secret.

Coqueza mummy.

Coqueza Canton, Bolivia

Coqueza Mummies (Cementerio de Chullpas)

Halfway up a volcano at the edge of the world’s largest salt flats is a cave with seven mummies.

This bread still comes in its nostalgic green and yellow packaging.

Kinomoto, Japan

Kinomoto Tsuruya Bakery

This bakery in Japan is one of the few places that still sells 'salad bread,' a short-lived staple in the post-World War II years.

Just a fraction of the White House ornaments in Hixson's Inc.

Lakewood, Ohio

Presidential Christmas Ornaments at Hixson's

This antique shop features a large collection of ornaments amassed by an Ohio florist who helped decorate the White House for the holidays.

Where did the giant cat go?

Kamakura, Japan

Nekonoike Tunnel

This unassuming tunnel’s name recalls a storied "cat pond" that has now been lost.

The 'E Pluribus Unum' Mural at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus.

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

‘E Pluribus Unum’ Mural

This massive 286,200-tile mosaic was the largest mural of its kind in the United States and is an early example of computer-generated art.

Sefrou

Sefrou, Morocco

Sefrou

Often referred to as one of the most haunted places in Morocco.

Norma Jean Circus Elephant Monument

Oquawka, Illinois

Norma Jean Circus Elephant Monument

A memorial dedicated to a traveling circus elephant killed by a lightning strike in 1972.

Stickers adorning Tuas Lamp Post 1.

Singapore

Tuas Lamp Post 1

How did a sticker-covered lamp post become a beloved landmark for cyclists in Singapore?

Top 'o Hill Terrace

Arlington, Texas

Top 'o Hill Terrace

A Prohibition-era casino once hidden as a palatial tea room.

A beach on the island with distinctive rock formations.

Malpe, India

Thonsepar

These four small islands contain unique hexagonal rock formations.

Museum of Erotics and Mythology

Brussels, Belgium

Museum of Erotics and Mythology

A hidden museum focusing on the sexual aspects of anthropology.

Dwarf Car Museum

Maricopa, Arizona

Dwarf Car Museum

One man spent decades making these working scale models of antique cars.

The Vyne

Sherborne St John, England

The Vyne

Alongside its 16th- and 17th-century architecture and interiors, this mansion houses an Ancient Roman ring that some believe may have inspired J.R.R. Tolkien.

The stele is largely neglected and forgotten today.

Sendai, Japan

Kashikobuchi Spider Stele

A long-forgotten homage to an eldritch, sassy spider yōkai that was once worshipped here as a god.

One side of the Dodge Mining Camp Cabin was exposed to its original 1827 appearance.

Dodgeville, Wisconsin

Dodge Mining Camp Cabin

This 200-year-old cabin was the home of some of the first Wisconsin “badgers” and the site of the broken promises that led to their arrival.

The Poltalloch House has a long history behind it.

Kilmartin, Scotland

Poltalloch House

The ruins of this 19th-century Scottish Baronial mansion reflect the architectural heritage and history of Scotland's aristocracy.

Living quarters

Aouli, Morocco

Ahouli Mines

Large-scale operations in these mines ceased in the 1960s, leaving behind crumbling processing facilities and deserted living quarters.

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