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Nashville, Tennessee

Concrete Parthenon

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Vieques, Puerto Rico

Mosquito Bay

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Florence, Italy

The Relic of St. Antoninus

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.
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Delos, Greece

The Temple of Dionysos

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.
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Mikonos, Greece

Terrace of the Lions

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.
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Malmö, Sweden

Øresund Bridge

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.
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Copenhagen, Denmark

The Little Mermaid

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
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Copenhagen, Denmark

Tivoli Gardens

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
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Holmegaard, Denmark

BonBon Land

The greatest amusement park in the world is wall-to-wall farting dogs, puking rats, and cows with exposed breasts for the whole family.
Rebecca Burgan Added by Rebecca Burgan
Glen Rose, Texas

Dinosaur Valley State Park

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.
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Austin, Texas

HOPE Outdoor Gallery

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.
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Austin, Texas

Congress Bridge Bats

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Dylan Added by Dylan
New York, New York

Macy's Wooden Escalators

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
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New York, New York

Giant Needle and Button

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
New York, New York

New York Academy of Medicine Rare Book Library

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
New York, New York

The High Line

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Added by Henry
Los Angeles, California

Muscle Beach

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
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Rome, Italy

Campo de Fiori

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
ThomLaB Added by ThomLaB
Rome, Italy

Lacus Curtius

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.
Darmon Richter Added by Darmon Richter
San Francisco, California

The 'Full House' House

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.
Valerie Added by Valerie
San Francisco, California

Musée Mécanique

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
Added by mbison
London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
London, England

Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.
Added by mbison