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Chicago, Illinois

95th Street Bridge

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Oistins, Barbados

The Chase Vault

A Barbados crypt where it's said that the coffins refuse to stay put.
ArchiTiti Added by ArchiTiti
Middlesboro, Kentucky

Tri-State Peak

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.
sheepdontswim Added by sheepdontswim
Falkland Islands

Boot Hill

An ever-growing field of footwear invites legends and more shoes.
SamM Added by SamM
Danville, Vermont

The Forgotten Village at Greenbank's Hollow

Industrial ruin decimated this tiny New England company town in a fashion no one saw coming… and even fewer remember today.
Varginha, Brazil

Nave Espacial de Varginha

This spacecraft-shaped water tower is only a part of the mysterious UFO mania in this Brazilian town.
Added by Alpha
Broad Run, Virginia

Ruins of the Chapman Beverley Mill

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.
Added by kjens87
Lincoln, Illinois

Phone Booth on a Roof

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.
sarahwallick Added by sarahwallick
Potsdam, Germany

Alexandrowka

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Goldie 1971 - The Fallen Robot

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.
josephwbeck Added by josephwbeck
Paris, Texas

Texas Eiffel Tower

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.
Added by MarindaBramlett
Graz, Austria

The Stairs of Reconciliation

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.
AdamTKincaid Added by AdamTKincaid
Tuxedo Park, New York

Sterling Lake Iron Works

The remains of the furnace and iron works that produced the massive Hudson River Chain still stand in the woods of New York.
BookwormHistory Added by BookwormHistory
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia City Hall

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
daviddoochin Added by daviddoochin
Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Death Railway Bridge

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.
Added by dhall111
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Bicycle Heaven

With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.
thomasharper Added by thomasharper
Bloomington, Indiana

Slocum Mechanical Puzzle Collection

The world's largest collection of mechanical puzzles is a cornucopia of analog bafflers.
Josh Added by Josh
Sea Ranch, California

Sea Ranch Chapel

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Chattanooga, Tennessee

International Towing and Recovery Museum

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.
Added by goofoolio
Tokushima-shi, Japan

Awa Odori

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.
LyneD Added by LyneD
Phoenix, Arizona

'Her Secret Is Patience'

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.
tesisedeno Added by tesisedeno
Varstu Parish, Estonia

Pähni Megaphones

A trio of giant wooden megaphones turn up nature's volume in this Estonian forest.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Scotland, Maryland

Point Lookout State Park

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.
Krutoon Added by Krutoon
New York, New York

The Hangman's Elm

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
taotaoholmes Added by taotaoholmes