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Bellville, Ohio

Jacques the World’s Largest Bobblehead

This 35-foot-tall hamburger-toting chef is said to be the largest bobblehead in the world.
tamiaraica Added by tamiaraica
Wind Point, Wisconsin

Wind Point Lighthouse

One of the oldest and tallest lighthouses still in service on Lake Michigan.
Added by bcc42
Sønderborg, Denmark

'Støvlen' ('The Boot')

This colossal hiking boot, once built for a scout jamboree, serves as an observation tower and barbecue area.
Johan SWE Added by Johan SWE
Boston, Massachusetts

George Middleton House

Historic home of a Black veteran of the American Revolution and one of the earliest civil rights activists in the United States.
TheDiscoveryService Added by TheDiscoveryService
Eufaula, Alabama

The Tree That Owns Itself

An autonomous oak in Alabama.
Mom0ja Added by Mom0ja
Eufaula, Alabama

Memorial to Leroy Brown

That bass was as bad a fish as any angler ever knew.
Mom0ja Added by Mom0ja
Dakar, Senegal

Pointe de Almadies

This beach in Senegal marks the westernmost point on the African continent.
rickagarcia Added by rickagarcia
Park Ridge, Illinois

Scrabble Grave

A board game enthusiast's love for the game, memorialized forever.
Added by cornyonthemacabre
Graz, Austria

Der Kleine Elefant

This small, easily-overlooked sculpture recalls the first time Graz saw a live elephant.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Rome, Italy

Arco dei Farnesi

This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.
Lord Aitken Added by Lord Aitken
Trenton, Maine

Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound

Since 1956, this quintessentially New England seafood shack has been boiling its lobsters in seawater over wood fires.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
Tokyo, Japan

Yubizuka

This surreal thumbs-up monument commemorates a shiatsu legend.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
West Stow, England

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village

This meticulously reconstructed early medieval settlement offers an immersive experience of daily life in an Anglo-Saxon community.
ariadnemaze Added by ariadnemaze
Tempe, Arizona

Miners Rock Shop

A family-owned store specializing in minerals, geodes, gemstones, and more.
Added by jkulesha151
Moapa Valley, Nevada

Buffington Pockets

The rocks exposed at Valley of Fire State Park also occur in a much less known but equally spectacular area a few miles to the southwest.
slgwv Added by slgwv
Winchester, England

Licoricia of Winchester Statue

This sculpture is an homage to one of the most important Jewish women in medieval England.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Lima, Peru

Cats of Parque Kennedy

In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.
Talek Nantes Added by Talek Nantes
Edinburgh, Scotland

Gulliver's Foot

This giant foot is all that remains of a massive concrete play structure that once stood on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Natick, Massachusetts

Casey’s Diner

Order the extra snappy, steamed hot dogs at this fourth-generation-run New England diner.
TheDiscoveryService Added by TheDiscoveryService
Taylors, South Carolina

Mad Century Studios and the House of the Improbable

This oddities museum and folk art environment encourages visitors to play, explore, create, and even add to the environment itself.
andshesaidyesofficial Added by andshesaidyesofficial
Sachkhere, Georgia

Gas Station Mosaic

This old Soviet gas station is in perfect condition, one of the best-preserved mosaics in the country.
Added by Henry Kuvin
Jáchymov, Czechia

Valley of the Mills (Údolí mlýnků)

A stream flows near the radioactive spa, where people place handmade miniatures of water mills and other strange devices.
Sebastian Wortys Added by Sebastian Wortys
Los Angeles, California

The Palms Rooftop Hot Dog

This beloved, whimsical weiner topped an eclectic variety of Los Angeles buildings, including a Thai restaurant and an advertising agency.
Added by sydneyliv
London, England

Floris Perfumery

A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA