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WhiskeyBristles

Formerly a bartender from Washington, DC, now a wildland firefighter in the American Southwest.

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Larnaca, Cyprus

The Zenobia Shipwreck

The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Remnants of the Paris Guillotine

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

serflac

Added by serflac

Quarry Exhibit Hall

Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.

colins

Added by colins

Boston, Massachusetts

Leonard A. Grimes Residence

The Boston home of a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

TheDiscoveryService

Added by TheDiscoveryService

Moab Rock Shop

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

mikewalker

Added by mikewalker

Lemon Cove, California

John Muir Statue

This massive statue of John Muir on the side of a California highway was carved from a redwood tree.

Added by 3teensleiby

Mexico City, Mexico

La Nueva Viga Market

An inland seafood emporium makes more sense than you'd think.

linkogecko

Added by linkogecko

Lamoille, Nevada

Lamoille Canyon

Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

slgwv

Tusher Tunnel

A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.

slgwv

Baltimore, Maryland

The Owl Bar

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

Sydney Rose

Added by Sydney Rose

Opelika, Alabama

Melanin Cafe

At this coffee shop, each drink celebrates African-American history and luminaries.

Added by Omnia Saed

Castle Valley, Utah

Fisher Towers

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

slgwv

Oxford, England

The Lantern of Guy Fawkes

The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Waterloo, New York

The Scythe Tree

A rusted blade sticks out from the trunk of this tree, left as a memorial to a young man who left to fight in the Civil War but never returned home.

Sydney Rose

Added by Sydney Rose

Dharavandhoo, Maldives

Dharavandhoo Fish Market

When the sun sets, the customers arrive—but they’re not human.

gemmatarlach

Added by gemmatarlach

Brooklyn, New York

Henry Chadwick's Grave

The real "father of baseball" rests in Brooklyn.

lampbane

Added by lampbane

Lititz, Pennsylvania

Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

Added by bemkes

Margate, England

Crab Museum

Europe's "only museum dedicated to the decapod" is full of quirky and absurdist displays, including one featuring the "famous" Giant Crab of Margate.

Added by adamrovnerdu

Ithaca, New York

The Cornell Apple Vending Machine

For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.

Diana Hubbell

Added by Diana Hubbell

Ritzville, Washington

Lasting Legacy Wildlife Museum

A diorama lover's dream world.

Added by Chris N

Brooklyn, New York

Taste the Tropics USA

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

lampbane

Added by lampbane

New Florence, Missouri

Wood Hat Spirits

Come for the heirloom-corn whiskey, stay for the wood hats.

Alex Mayyasi

Added by Alex Mayyasi

Adsdorf, Austria

Brauerei Hofstetten

Austria’s oldest brewery makes beer with flaming-hot granite.

Diana Hubbell

Added by Diana Hubbell

Frederick, Maryland

Jug Bridge Monument

Rumors persist that a bottle of whiskey is sealed within this Demijohn-shaped adornment.

Added by blimpcaptain