Madison, New Hampshire
Madison Boulder
A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.
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Madison, New Hampshire
A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.
Pleasantville, New York
This giant rock arrived at this quiet park thousands of years ago on the back of a massive glacier.
Eastham, Massachusetts
The largest glacial erratic boulder on Cape Cod.
Seattle, Washington
This quiet neighborhood is also home to a 700-ton rock transported by the last Ice Age.
McMinnville, Oregon
A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.
Okotoks, Alberta
This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.
Ruokolahti, Finland
Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.
Whitehead, Northern Ireland
These huge glacial erratics are humorously named after a much much smaller bird.
Lancaster, England
A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.
Yichang, China
A cliff-hanging restaurant.
Hakone, Japan
Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.
Teguise, Spain
The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.
Lake Louise, Alberta
Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Weinan, China
A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Hoyvík, Faroe Islands
Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.
New York, New York
For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."
Stilton, England
Competitors race wooden replicas of pungent blue cheese.
Gloucester, England
Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.
Zeitz, Germany
A simple tribute to the microscopic arachnid that gives its juices and its life to help make a speciality German cheese.
Perth, Ontario
A fake block of cheese remembers a feat of dairy engineering from the Chicago World's Fair.