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Queens, New York

Home for Retired Playground Animals

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.
Woodruff, Wisconsin

The World's Largest Penny

In 1953, a group of Wisconsin high school students helped build a hospital by collecting over a million pennies.
London, England

Square the Block

A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

The Hebert Candy Mansion

This Tudor-style mansion is home to the first roadside confectioner in the United States.
New Orleans, Louisiana

The Great American Alligator Museum

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.
Allinge, Denmark

Hammershus Castle Ruins

Northern Europe’s largest castle ruins sit precariously on an island cliffside.
Aarhus, Denmark

Cirkuskroen (The Circus Pub)

This legendary dive bar boasts a collection of over 1,300 clown figurines.
Clydebank, Scotland

McMonagle's

A historic shipbuilding town is home to a sail-through fish-and-chips shop.
Tampa, Florida

Harry Waugh Dessert Room at Bern’s Steak House

At Bern's Steak House, there's always room for dessert—it's just upstairs.
Brunswick, Germany

'Katzenbalgen' ('Cat Brawl')

A purr-fectly spirited bronze celebration of local street felines through history.
Dade City, Florida

Kumquat Growers

This central Florida farm is the largest producer of these little golden fruits in the United States.
Iceland

Diamond Beach

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.
Iceland

Hofskirkja

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.
Edinburgh, Scotland

St. Triduana's Chapel

This unusual 15th-century house of worship once catered to those who sought its healing properties.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Craigentinny Marbles

This enormous, elaborate tomb looks oddly out of place next to a suburban Edinburgh bowling club.
Rockford, Illinois

Scavenged Parts Antiques & Oddities

A wondrously macabre treasury of obscure antiques and unusual oddities.
Cumbernauld, Scotland

The Carrick Stone

An ancient Roman altar named after Robert the Bruce.
Falkirk, Scotland

Torwood Blue Pool

The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.
Alcoy, Spain

La Sarga Cave Paintings

These 7,000-year-old cave paintings depict life in Neolithic Spain.
Great Yarmouth, England

Tyrolean Tubtwist

This freewheeling amusement ride is the last of its kind.
Boston, Massachusetts

Harvard Bridge Houdini Plaque

Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.
Portland, Maine

Fort Gorges

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.
Madrid, Spain

Olmec Head Roundabout

An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.
Las Vegas, Nevada

Secret Pizza

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.