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Detroit, Michigan

Nancy Brown Peace Carillon

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Boston, Massachusetts

Bell Ringing Chamber at Old North Church

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.
Painswick, England

Painswick Rococo Garden

Asthmatic Charles Hyett's son built a fantastical garden for his father to convalesce in, alas it was too late.
Added by duncanchappell
San Francisco, California

Janis Joplin Tree

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.
Los Angeles, California

Reggie The Alligator

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.
Frankfurt, Germany

DIALOGMUSEUM

This unique exhibit "Dialogue in the Dark" reverses roles as the visionless become guides and the sighted become ‘blind.’
Added by Mordy
London, England

Spencer Perceval Memorial

A place of remembrance for the Prime Minister that met a violent end.
Added by duncanchappell
Paris, France

Grande Galerie de l'Évolution

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.
Allison Added by Allison

Bir Tawil

Land that belongs to no nation.
ProfessorElliot Added by ProfessorElliot
Boston, Massachusetts

Old North Church

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Skate 56 in The Belfry

Northern Ireland's church-turned-skate park.
KaliaK Added by KaliaK
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Brickmania GHQ

The Real LegoLand.
Added by lizzieboyle
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Geek Partnership Society

A nerdcentric group and creators of the Nerd Prom.
Added by lizzieboyle
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hollywood Theater

The Art Deco Silver Screen.
Added by lizzieboyle
Kyaukse, Myanmar (Burma)

Snake Pagoda of Myanmar

These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.
Added by lieblink
Singapore

The Clinic

"Would you like your sangria in an IV bag, or straight-up?"
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Frankfurt, Germany

Henninger Turm

The world's only silo that was topped by two revolving restaurants has unfortunately been demolished.
Added by Alpha
Williamsburg, Virginia

Presidential Pets Museum

The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

America's Oldest Operating Theater

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Alcantarilla Colonial (Colonial Sewers)

One of the first sewers in the Americas.
Added by bebeto
Madrid, Spain

Juan de la Cosa Map

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Stockholm, Sweden

Ytterby Mine

The single richest source of elemental discoveries in the world.
Added by Alpha
London, England

Replica of the Golden Hinde

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
London, England

London's Lilliputian Police Station

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
Added by Facebook284003147