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Amherst, Massachusetts

Yiddish Book Center

A cultural center dedicated to the preservation of the Yiddish language and culture with over a million volumes.
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Sacramento, California

Museum of Medical History Sacramento

A fascinating and comprehensive look at the evolution of medical practice in the Sacramento Valley since the mid-1800s.
Added by sarahhuchel
Hakone, Japan

Hakone Venetian Glass Museum (Glass Forest)

The first Venetian glass exhibit in Japan and one of the largest in the world.
CouplesTravelStories Added by CouplesTravelStories
Uvalde, Texas

Giant Matthew McConaughey

A 17-foot-tall cutout of the Texas-born actor stands alongside the highway.
Added by barinewport
Ichikawa, Japan

Namida-ishi

A single block in this stone staircase to the temple is mysteriously always wet.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Grave of Hattori Hanzō

Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Norway

Kinnarodden (Cape Nordkinn)

Remote and wild, Kinnarodden is the northernmost point of mainland Europe.
Added by alxndr
Machida, Japan

Tengu Stelae of Naruse

Three rare “road guardian” stelae with reliefs of the Tengu can be found in the town of Naruse.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Oarai, Japan

Kamiiso no Torii

A lone torii arch stands on a coastal rock where a deity is said to have landed.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Chicago, Illinois

Kinzie Street Bridge

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.
ianrpate Added by ianrpate
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Cijin Tunnel

A Japanese-era military tunnel is now a psychedelic art exhibit.
gettyhesse Added by gettyhesse
Show Low, Arizona

Show Low Card Game Monument

A monument commemorating how a frontier town got its unusual name.
WhiskeyBristles Added by WhiskeyBristles
Amherst, Massachusetts

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Sculpture

A seemingly out-of-place comic book surprise sits on the 21st floor of the tallest university library in the world. 
Amalia Wompa Added by Amalia Wompa
Ilha Grande, Brazil

Ruins of the Ilha Grande Aqueduct

The ruins of a 19th-century aqueduct run through this Brazilian island's deep forest.
Added by milenacdr
Tokyo, Japan

Todoroki Valley

The only natural gorge in metropolitan Tokyo, with lots of greenery and ancient burial chambers.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Kalsoy, Faroe Islands

James Bond's Grave

This tombstone marks the spot where the legendary British spy met his end.
Added by willfaulkner
Aosta, Italy

Aosta Roman Theatre

An ancient theatre in the "little Rome of the Alps."
Dror Added by Dror
Muharraq, Bahrain

Dhow Building Yard

The last place in Bahrain where you can get a custom-made dhow.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Neo Chorio, Cyprus

Aphrodite's Bath

Legend holds that the Ancient Greek goddess of love once bathed in the waters of this grotto.
Katie Ness Added by Katie Ness
Kent, Sierra Leone

Firing Point

On an idyllic island off the coast of Sierra Leone, remnants of the defense of the slave trade and its later abolition.
PatTheGreat Added by PatTheGreat
Pune, India

Ohel David Synagogue

Said to be the largest synagogue built in India.
Vivek Gadre Added by Vivek Gadre
Zoetermeer, Netherlands

National Videogame Museum

A multi-story, retro videogame time capsule in the Netherlands.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Barboursville, West Virginia

Billy Bob’s Wonderland

This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.
fyoosha111 Added by fyoosha111
Copenhagen, Denmark

Superkilen

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser