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Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Buddha's Tooth Relic

At a museum dedicated to the millenia-old rites and art of Buddhism, the Buddha's reputed tooth is held as an object of worship.
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Sakura, Japan

Kabosu the Doge

They say the internet is forever but just in case, the shiba inu behind an iconic meme has been immortalized in bronze.
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Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Ulugh Beg Observatory

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.
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Kyoto, Japan

Nokishita711

Sip “liquid cuisine” made with meat, vegetables, and insects.
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Jackson, Wyoming

National Museum of Wildlife Art

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.
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Washington Island, Wisconsin

Schoolhouse Beach

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.
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LaCrosse, Washington

Palouse Falls

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.
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Glover, Vermont

The Museum of Everyday Life

This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.
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South Kingstown, Rhode Island

Great Swamp Fight Monument

Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.
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Hebron, North Dakota

Fort Sauerkraut

A replica of a fort built from a frontier town's mass hysteria in the face of false reports of impending Native American violence.
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Bottineau, North Dakota

Tommy the Turtle

The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.
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Newcomb, New York

Great Camp Santanoni

Hike deep into the woods to explore this Gilded Age masterpiece.
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Newfield, New Jersey

Matchbox Road Museum

Thousands of Matchbox cars spanning generations call this New Jersey barn home.
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Milford, New Jersey

The Famous River Hot Dog Man

The only thing better than tubing down New Jersey's scenic Delaware River is doing so while eating a hot dog from a giant floating stand.
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Vineland, New Jersey

Palace of Depression

This Great Depression-era creation was once known as the strangest house in the world.
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Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
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Abhaneri, India

Chand Baori

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.
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Cherrapunjee, India

The Root Bridges of Cherrapunji

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.
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London, England

Urine Deflectors of Fleet Street

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.
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Zurich, Switzerland

Findling vom Geissturm

This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.
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Portland, Maine

Umbrella Cover Museum

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.
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Sedgwick, Maine

Pushcart Press

This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.
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Bern, Switzerland

The Child Eater of Bern

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Brussels, Belgium

Théâtre Royal de Toone

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.
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