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New York, New York

Governors Island

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Brooklyn, New York

Pratt's Steam Whistle Christmas

Steam out your ears for New Year's Eve.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Barcelona, Spain

Montjuïc Cemetery

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
VampyV Added by VampyV
Little America, Wyoming

Little America

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.
calivaweir Added by calivaweir
Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

Red Bay, Labrador

A forlorn fishing village on the coast of Labrador, full of shipwrecks and Spanish gold.
likethefox Added by likethefox
El Segundo, California

Studio Antiques

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.
kcmick Added by kcmick
Hương Thủy, Vietnam

The Tomb of Nguyen Emperor Khai Dinh

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.
likethefox Added by likethefox
New York, New York

Berlin Wall Section

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Hopkinton, Rhode Island

Enchanted Forest

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.
bannedinallston Added by bannedinallston
Seoul, South Korea

Seodaemun Prison

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.
likethefox Added by likethefox
Surigao City, Philippines

Mabua Pebble Beach

A unique beach made of a myriad of multi-sized pebbles.
TrevorShawnElia Added by TrevorShawnElia
San Francisco, California

Birthplace of Isadora Duncan

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.
rebeccaclara Added by rebeccaclara
Singapore

Mint Museum of Toys

30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten.
likethefox Added by likethefox
St. Louis, Missouri

Lemp Mansion

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.
Added by salongmore
New York, New York

The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

Shwenandaw Kyaung Temple

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.
TrevorShawnElia Added by TrevorShawnElia
Venice, Italy

Poveglia Plague Island

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.
Added by jakes
New York, New York

Site of Columbia University's Nuclear Reactor

This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Cordele, Georgia

Titan I Missile

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.
rc6750 Added by rc6750
San Francisco, California

Tobin House

Half of a house.
rebeccaclara Added by rebeccaclara
Bangkok, Thailand

Nightingale-Olympic

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.
pilastr Added by pilastr
Hot Springs, North Carolina

Gratitude Garden at ArtiSun Gallery

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."
katiebaker4 Added by katiebaker4
Rochester, New York

The National Toy Hall of Fame

A collection of the best toys ever made, The National Toy Hall of Fame is filled with kids, fun, and for some reason, a bird preserve.
Matt Blitz Added by Matt Blitz
Ndougou, Gabon

Loango National Park

The true jewel of Africa's west coast known as "Africa's Last Eden."
TrevorShawnElia Added by TrevorShawnElia