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Altoona, Pennsylvania

Leap-The-Dips

Behold the rickety wooden glory of the world's oldest operating roller coaster.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Blackfoot, Idaho

Idaho Potato Museum

This museum glorifies the humble potato.
Added by mreniche
Corbin, Kentucky

Harland Sanders Cafe and Museum

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Wichita, Kansas

Original Pizza Hut

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.
emmypimms Added by emmypimms
Mattoon, Illinois

Illinois’ Original Burger King

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Irvine, California

The Original Taco Bell Building

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.
Added by alebrun
Elsah, Illinois

The Mistake House

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Nekoma, North Dakota

The Pyramid of North Dakota

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Added by Kaluz
Oxford, England

The Headington Shark

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.
michelle Added by michelle
West Palm Beach, Florida

The President John F. Kennedy Bunker

Built in just a little over a week this preserved bunker was created to protect our most attractive POTUS while he was on vacation.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Salisbury, England

Medieval Clock

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Schiphol, Netherlands

Schiphol Clock

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Vancouver, British Columbia

Gastown Steam Clock

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
canuck Added by canuck
Berlin, Germany

Mengenlehreuhr (Berlin Clock)

The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Schonach im Schwarzwald, Germany

World's Largest Cuckoo Clock

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Vienna, Austria

Clock Museum

A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.
Added by mbison
Pocatello, Idaho

Museum of Clean

A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.
Added by amandawatson
Derby, Vermont

Haskell Free Library and Opera House

This unusual building straddles two countries.
Added by renkessler
Tokyo, Japan

Transparent Restroom

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Kawakawa, New Zealand

Hundertwasser Toilets

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.
Added by oliverkellow
Sulphur Springs, Texas

Glass Bathrooms of Sulphur Springs

Known as one of America's most beautiful public restrooms.
forssa Added by forssa
Fort Valley, Arizona

Highest Toilet in Arizona

At 11,500 feet in elevation, there is no toilet in the state closer to the sky than this one.
WhiskeyBristles Added by WhiskeyBristles
Minquiers, Jersey

Minquiers Toilet

The southernmost toilet in the British Isles.
sabrinaimbler Added by sabrinaimbler
Angle Inlet, Minnesota

Northwest Angle

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.
Dylan Added by Dylan