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St Charles Frog Hole

Saint Charles, Missouri

Saint Charles Frog Hole

A frog crossed this road, but whether it made it to the other side remains a mystery.

World's Largest Bigfoot

Keystone, South Dakota

World's Largest Bigfoot

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

Anatomisch Museum Leiden

Leiden, Netherlands

Anatomisch Museum Leiden

Some of the specimens on display at the Leiden University Medical Center have been helping educate physicians since the 17th century.

The Dragon's Lair Unleashed

Hamilton, Ontario

The Dragon's Lair Unleashed

A store that specializes in realistic replicas of pop culture weaponry.

Juntura Hot Springs

Juntura, Oregon

Juntura Hot Springs

In eastern Oregon, two mineral hot springs sit along the Malheur River in a fairly desolate area where peace and quiet are abound.

Fontana s Kornjačama (Fountain with Turtles)

Šibenik, Croatia

Fontana s Kornjačama (Fountain with Turtles)

This fountain has a growing (animal) population, and might also be growing in size.

Fort Aguada Lighthouse

Candolim, India

Fort Aguada Lighthouse

A modern lighthouse near Fort Aguada offers stunning views of the surrounding peninsula.

Heritage Models Museum

River Hebert, Nova Scotia

Heritage Models Museum

This Novia Scotia museum showcases local history through miniature models built by one man.

Apricots, figs, prunes, dates, and raisins among the masses of dried fruit available.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Chorsu Bazaar

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.

Welcome to the most beautiful bathroom in Paris.

Paris, France

Lavatory de La Madeleine

This renovated Art Nouveau bathroom from 1905 is worth the price of admission.

Petra tou romiou

Kouklia, Cyprus

Aphrodite's Rock

This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

Kissy Boundary Gun

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Kissy Boundary Gun

A curiously placed cannon along a roundabout in Freetown marks the boundary of the old city.

Concrete Creations

Brooklyn, Nova Scotia

Concrete Creations

A long and winding trail through an ancient forest of imaginative sculptures hidden behind a garden center.

Disease Vector Education Center

St. Augustine, Florida

Disease Vector Education Center

The United States' only educational center specializing in disease vectors and mosquitoes.

View of the well from across Priest Hill

Reading, England

Holy Well of St. Anne

Once the site of medieval pilgrimage for its healing powers, this well was lost and later rediscovered.

Grave of George Lewis

Warnford, England

Grave of George Lewis

This gravestone tells the tragic tale of its occupant's death.

Woomera Ground Zero for British Atomic Tests

Maralinga Tjarutja, Australia

Woomera Ground Zero for British Atomic Tests

This remote site in the Australian Outback is where the British government conducted atomic bomb tests in the 1950s.

Hobbit Hideaway

Wellington, New Zealand

Hobbit Hideaway

This ledge in Victoria Park served as a hiding spot for Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.

A triceratops lies rotting in the sun.

Apple Valley, California

Dinosaur Mini Golf Ruins

Built in the early 70s, the ruins of dinosaurs are all that remains of a man’s dream to build a free dinosaur themed mini golf course

Reached via a relatively easy mile hike, Balanced Rock is a perfect adventure for those with just a short time in the park.

Big Bend National Park, Texas

Balanced Rock

This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.

Closer view of the artifact

Makati, Philippines

Golden Regalia

This gold sash was part of a massive collection of pre-Hispanic gold artifacts discovered in an isolated village in the Philippines.

Sapindya Mahadev Temple

Pune, India

Sapindya Mahadev Temple

An ancient temple of Lord Shiva was rediscovered in an excavation in 2003.

Up close view of the castle during the summer.

Kenora, Ontario

White Otter Castle

This log house sits in the remote Canadian wilderness, and holds a mysterious tale of the trapper who built it.

Museum voor Dierkunde

Leuven, Belgium

Museum voor Dierkunde

This 19th-century zoological collection has withstood the test of time.

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