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Fairmount, Indiana

The James Dean Museum and Garfield Museum

Two Indiana icons are honored at this tiny museum, which features the world's largest collection of James Dean memorabilia.
Manchester, England

Temple 2000

A small statue shaped like the grill of a Rolls-Royce marks the suburban location where the company’s first automobiles were manufactured.
Kamakura, Japan

Hao-Hao Tunnel

Over 80 years old, this hand-dug tunnel is a Chinese-style portal to another world.
Colorado Springs, Colorado

AdAmAn Alley

An unexpected alley with light shows and nature views.
Anacapri, Italy

Church of San Michele

An elegant church is home to a remarkably detailed mosaic floor depicting the Garden of Eden.
Springfield, Vermont

Stellafane Observatory

An amateur telescope-making club has been gathering at this Vermont site for more than a century.
Lake Eacham, Australia

Lake Eacham

A pristine crater lake 12,000 years in the making, with waters like cut glass.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Chet Baker Memorial Relief

In 1988, jazz legend Chet Baker fell to his death from a window of this hotel facing Amsterdam Centraal.
Mobile, Alabama

Nott Family Plott

A faithful dog is forever watching over the family children.
Tokyo, Japan

Zen’yō-ji Temple

An eclectic temple with Chinese architecture, Korean lion-dogs, an Indian god and a legendary 700-year-old tree.
Zurich, Switzerland

Ehgraben (Medieval Sewage Ditch)

Use a key to unlock this medieval sewer tunnel.
Orniac, France

Musee de l'insolite (Museum of the Unusual)

An unusual, funny and fantastic open air museum.
Tuzluca, Turkey

Tuzluca Salt Mines

A former salt mine is now a cool picnic spot for families and asthmatics.
Lisbon, Portugal

Church of St. Dominic

The scorched Lisbon church that survived two earthquakes and a massive fire.
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Cijin Tunnel

A Japanese-era military tunnel is now a psychedelic art exhibit.
Pune, India

Museum of Cartoon Art

On the university grounds, this unique museum is dedicated to cartoons and their importance in society.
Alexandria, Egypt

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.
Glastonbury, England

Chalice Well (The Red Spring)

An ancient well nestled at the foot of Glastonbury Tor, shrouded in Arthurian legend and revered for its purported healing waters.
Cambridge, England

Jesus Green Lido

Cambridge’s century-old outdoor swimming pool is tied for being the longest pool in the United Kingdom, but it is also unusually narrow.
Casablanca, Morocco

La Sqala

This restaurant sits within the walls of an 18th-century fortification that once defended the city’s old quarter.
Machida, Japan

Poké Lid #100

Cute manhole covers commemorate the hometown of the real-life Ash Ketchum who created Pokémon.
Mabalacat, Philippines

K-9 Cemetery

A memorial for military police dogs in the former U.S. air base.
Leiston, England

Leiston Abbey

An abbey dedicated to St. Mary, and homed Canon Regulars following Premonstratensian rule.
Harlan, Kansas

Statue of Liberty Replica

This roadside prairie Statue of Liberty replica is one of the foremost examples of the Boy Scouts of America's "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty" campaign.