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Mammoth Spring, Arkansas

Mammoth Spring

The seventh largest spring in the world.
Oakington, England

Grave of Walter "Snowy" Farr

After this beloved Cambridge character passed away, the community raised funds to provide him with a proper gravestone.
Denver, Colorado

Meow Wolf Convergence Station

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.
Council Grove, Kansas

Post Office Oak

Once a giant oak that served as the region's post office.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Sault Canal Locks

Beautiful scenery, history, science, and physics come together in this remnant of shipping lore.
Lindrith, New Mexico

Nogales Cliff House

A rare memento of a lost Indigenous group.
Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland

The Writers Chair

Designed to inspire artists visiting the island.
Mountain View, Missouri

Jam Up Cave

The largest riverfront opening cave in the Ozarks.
Tokyo, Japan

Miyamoto-Unosuke Drum Museum

Home to a collection of drums from around the world that allow visitors to play a tune.
Derby, England

Breedon on the Hill Lock-Up

A late 18th-century jail.
Yokohama, Japan

Rising Sun Revolving Door

At the time of its construction, this type of door was nearly unheard of.
Woodbury, Georgia

Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge

Designed by famed architect Horace King.
Sale, Australia

La Trobe Swing Bridge

The La Trobe Swing Bridge was the first movable bridge constructed in Victoria.
Lincoln, Massachusetts

Paul Revere Capture Site

This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.
New York, New York

IFC Center Peephole

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.
Field, British Columbia

Spiral Tunnels at the Big Hill

In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.
Southampton, England

SS Shieldhall

Built as part of a "sludge fleet" that transported sewage, this historic steamship now mostly moves people.
Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia Marionette Theatre

One of few remaining marionette theatres in the United States that still conducts regular shows.
Kungsbacka, Sweden

Bergsala's Super Mario

A statue of the heroic plumber stands outside a company that bluffed its way into being Nintendo's Scandinavian distributor.
Hibbing, Minnesota

Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine

Nicknamed the "Grand Canyon of the North," this open-pit mine in Minnesota has a much shorter history.
Washington, D.C.

Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel

This small hilltop church weaves the urban history of Washington, D.C. with the national history of the United States.
San Francisco, California

William Westerfeld House

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.
Ad Dilam, Saudi Arabia

Pigeon Tower

A historic structure that once housed pigeons used by farmers to help fertilize farmland.
Providence, Rhode Island

‘Time Wave’

A work of art that pays homage to a Victorian timepiece in Providence.