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Isahaya, Japan

Konagai's Fruit-Shaped Bus Stops

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.
iceland

A Banana Grows in Iceland

Only 177 miles from the Arctic Circle lies Northern Europe's largest banana plantation.
Kasper Friis March 8, 2016
A scene from Cleopatra, Fête du Citron-style.
sculptures

Fleeting Wonders: Zesty Sculptures Take Over A French Town

Cara Giaimo February 16, 2016
One of the grander uses of a pineapple motif, at Dunmore House in Scotland.
architecture

The Hidden History of the Housewarming Pineapple

Cale Weissman November 14, 2022
Sunnyvale, California

Libby's Water Tower

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.
Leominster, Massachusetts

Birthplace of Johnny Appleseed

The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.
Duck pond
Los Angeles, California

Historic Orange Grove

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.
Brooklyn, New York

Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."
Banana Ripening Facility
Bronx, New York

Banana Ripening Facility

Despite not growing anywhere near New York City, bananas are ripened in a pressurized room in the Bronx using precise banana science.
Big Apple. (Wikimedia Commons)
Yerrinbool, Australia

Big Apple

Entrance to a famous orchard with nine types of apples.