Alishan, Taiwan
Alishan Sacred Tree Relics
You can still see the remains of a sacred 3,000-year-old cypress.
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Alishan, Taiwan
You can still see the remains of a sacred 3,000-year-old cypress.
Leicester, Vermont
A gorilla holding a VW Beetle isn't what you'd expect in rural Vermont.
New Milford, Connecticut
The best revenge is a five-tiered layer cake of a dwelling.
Cheshire, Connecticut
A 26-foot-tall fiberglass American legend stands proudly here.
Los Angeles, California
This beloved, whimsical weiner topped an eclectic variety of Los Angeles buildings, including a Thai restaurant and an advertising agency.
Grapevine, Texas
Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.
Tokyo, Japan
A slope with a mysterious name recalls a discontinued pre-war energy drink.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A boat slowly sinking into the Essex mud flats bearing the names of the disappeared that haunt the Thames Estuary.
Tokyo, Japan
A bizarre object of worship believed to grant wishes to those who tie it up with a rope.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Once the center of Gold Rush mania, now the starting point for the Yukon Quest sled dog race.
Dorset, England
The site of a dress rehearsal for D-Day that ended in disaster.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An independent cinema housed in a former pathological anatomy laboratory.
Union, Oregon
One of the few remaining water-driven tool shops, originally built in 1911.
Autun, France
Reminiscent of a termite mound, this imposing structure is likely an ancient funerary monument.
Nagoya, Japan
In a shopping arcade, a modernized temple deeply tied to feudal Japan’s prominent warlords.
Jáchymov, Czechia
A stream flows near the radioactive spa, where people place handmade miniatures of water mills and other strange devices.
Port Clyde, Maine
Forrest Gump ran past this iconic Maine lighthouse in his cinematic cross-country journey.
San Juan, Philippines
The largest Spanish artifact built in the Philippines and one of the oldest underground reservoirs in the world.
Natick, Massachusetts
Order the extra snappy, steamed hot dogs at this fourth-generation-run New England diner.
Drumheller, Alberta
This 30-foot-high statue of Christ was intended to be part of a prehistoric theme park.
Glasgow, Scotland
A warning against "the demon drink" adorns the northwest entrance of Glasgow Green.
Batrik, Pakistan
The caskets in this graveyard have not been opened—they have always been open.
Chardon, Ohio
Pay your respects at the final resting place of the man behind one of the best-known names in food.
Sachkhere, Georgia
This old Soviet gas station is in perfect condition, one of the best-preserved mosaics in the country.