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Berlin, Germany

Messedamm Underpass

You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.
New York, New York

Aretha Franklin Subway Tributes

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."
Toronto, Ontario

Acrotholus Audeti

The remains of the oldest bone-headed dinosaur in North America.
Ellington, Missouri

Blue Spring

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.
Tokyo, Japan

Meiji University Museum’s Criminal Materials Department

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.
Brighton, Australia

‘Summertime’ Dog Sculpture

A tribute to the local dog beach.
Bridgeport, California

Sinnamon Cut

This trench, some 2,300 feet long, is only the most prominent relic of a largely forgotten episode of placer mining on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada.
Bath, England

Sally Lunn's

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."
Eminence, Missouri

Alley Spring Mill

A historic, scenic mill that was forced to close due to overlogging.
Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Camii & Turkish Culture Center

Tatar Russian in origin, the largest mosque in Japan is now an Ottoman-style Turkish culture center.
St Kilda, Australia

Luna Park Melbourne

Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

Swigart Museum

The oldest automobile museum in the United States.
Stockholm, Sweden

Bistro Nobel Signed Chairs

Maybe the only restaurant in the world where your seat will be signed by a Nobel laureate.
Fredericksburg, Virginia

Reclaim Arcade

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.
Kapa'a, Hawaii

Pineapple Dump Pier

A local pineapple cannery once dumped pineapple trimmings off of this pier, with sometimes smelly results.
Los Angeles, California

Chaplin Keaton Lloyd Alley

The three biggest silent film stars once shot iconic scenes here.
Tokyo, Japan

Secret Cobblestones of Hide-and-Seek Alley

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.
Bratislava, Slovakia

Posmievačik

No one knows the origin of this creepy little stone man with an oversized phallus.
Dalsland, Sweden

Homografiska Museet

This small museum explores questions of representation, diversity, and identity.
Valle de Bravo, Mexico

Museo de Arte Popular (Popular Art Museum)

This museum is dedicated to showcasing the collection of the Mama Viña y Oscar Foundation.
Duckwater, Nevada

Meteorite Crater

Despite the name, it's unclear if this small depression in northern Nye County was actually caused by falling space debris.
McLean, Texas

1929 Phillips 66 Station

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.
Krakow, Poland

The Living Obwarzanek Museum (Żywe Muzeum Obwarzanka)

Learn the fine art of making a centuries-old treat at this hands-on food museum.
Torpshammar, Sweden

Sweden's Geographical Midpoint

The "geometrical" center of the country, as calculated in 1947.