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AdamTKincaid

I'm lost and hurtling through space at 483,000 mph. Seriously, I have no idea where this is going to end up.

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House of Beasts of Retiro Park

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Sobrino de Botin

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

La Tabacalera de Lavapiés

This funky former tobacco factory is one of the most striking examples of Madrid's cultural diversity.

daviddoochin

Added by daviddoochin

Espejos del Callejón del Gato (Cat Alley Mirrors)

These distorting, funhouse mirrors achieved fame in a renowned piece of Spanish theater.

Xavixavir

Added by Xavixavir

Perro Paco

A statue commemorating a beloved stray dog who was adopted by the entire neighborhood where he lived.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Secret Nun Cookies at Monasterio del Corpus Christi

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

Added by Pgnpixi

Air Crash

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

El Oso y el Madroño (The Bear and the Strawberry Tree)

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Kilometre Zero

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

Added by romimaletz77

Toilet Cabinet of Ferdinand VII

The Spanish king's private bathroom embraced the idea of a porcelain throne.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Wilmington, North Carolina

Pine Forest Cemetery

For more than 150 years, this cemetery has served as the final resting place for many members of Wilmington's Black community.

Added by LifeIsStrange

Wilmington, North Carolina

Museum of the Bizarre

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

London, England

Beigel Bake

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

Diana Hubbell

Added by Diana Hubbell

Salt Lake City, Utah

Ensign Peak

In 1847, Brigham Young climbed this hill to survey the Salt Lake Valley and saw a fine place to build a city.

Added by cbclark8145

Calgary, Alberta

'Travelling Light'

A controversial blue hoop has been puzzling freeway drivers since 2013.

jessicahester1

Added by jessicahester1

Canmore, Alberta

Big Head Sculpture

The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.

rybuszka

Added by rybuszka

Cochrane, Alberta

Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary

A rescue facility that caters specifically to wolf-dog hybrids, and educates about these unique animals.

Added by Savager

Banff Springs Hotel

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Grizzly House

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

Added by Ashawnta

Calgary, Alberta

Peace Bridge

With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.

Added by Leanne Louie

Calgary, Alberta

Calgary's Utility Box Art

Decorated by local artists, the city's utility boxes have become three-dimensional canvases.

Added by Leanne Louie

Improvement District No. 9, Alberta

Banff Wildlife Crossings

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

Added by Ashawnta

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

The Arch of Cabo San Lucas

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

Added by lcbudd14

Stockholm, Sweden

Vega Monument

Celebrating the Swedish ship used in the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage.

CoolCrab

Added by CoolCrab