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Bainbridge Island, Washington

Doc's Marina Grill

The window above the urinal in the men's restroom is a giant periscope that offers a panoramic view of Eagle Harbor.
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Olde Good Things

Grand architectural relics gain a new life in this Pennsylvania warehouse.
Bahamas

Glass Window Bridge

This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.
San Diego, California

Friendship Park

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.
Benson, Arizona

The Thing

What is the Thing?
Sedgwick, Maine

Pushcart Press

This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.
Signal Mountain, Tennessee

Spaceship House

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.
Athens, Greece

Stani

Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.
Provincetown, Massachusetts

Provincetown Portuguese Bakery

P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.
New Braunfels, Texas

Naegelin's Bakery

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.
Dallas, Texas

'Eye' Sculpture

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.
New York, New York

Norwegian Seamen's Church

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Mai-Kai Restaurant

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.
Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington's Biblical Miniature Golf

Three courses accompanied by Christian rock.
Lexington, Kentucky

Cocaine Bear

The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.
Burlington, Vermont

Flying Monkey Sculptures

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.
Washington, D.C.

FBI Spy House

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
Bologna, Italy

Meridian Line of Basilica di San Petronio

A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.
Parma, Italy

Lousy Tower

Where mountaineers were checked for lice before entering the city.
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Rehoboth Beach Temperance Fountain

Once used as a deterrent to drinking alcohol.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Les Laboirs

Healing waters from a holy well, previously used by locals for doing laundry.
Wellington, New Zealand

Bucket Fountain

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.
Aurora, Texas

1890s Alien Gravesite

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.
Gibraltar

Union Jack Steps

Red, white, and blue painted steps along with a Union Jack celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar's 1967 referendum.