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London, England

Cecil Court

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
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Alnwick, England

Barter Books

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.
Added by duncanchappell
Iceland

The Eggs of Merry Bay

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.
Added by brazellrobert
Lancaster, California

Civic Musical Road

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
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Palmdale, California

R. Lee Ermey Musical Road

The road plays 30 seconds of the Marine’s Hymn when driving over the grooved pavement.
Added by Craig Baker
Prague, Czechia

'Lilith' by David Černý

A colossal statue of a woman hugging a modern building.
Added by RiccardoDP
Improvement District No. 9, Alberta

Banff Wildlife Crossings

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.
Added by Ashawnta
Williamstown, Vermont

Knight's Spider Web Farm

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.
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Helensburgh, Australia

Glowworm Tunnel

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Alishan, Taiwan

Pagoda of the Tree Spirit

A monument to placate the spirits of an ancient forest.
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Hakone, Japan

Hakone Venetian Glass Museum (Glass Forest)

The first Venetian glass exhibit in Japan and one of the largest in the world.
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Houston, Texas

‘Moonwalker’

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.
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Cleveland, Ohio

International Women's Air & Space Museum

A wonderful and easily overlooked museum tucked in Ohio's Burke Lakefront Airport.
Added by mattxshaver
College Park, Maryland

College Park Airport and Aviation Museum

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.
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Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador

Gander International Airport Lounge

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.
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Greece

Archeological Exhibit at Athens International Airport

These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Singapore

Changi Airport Slides

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.
Added by Rachel Gould
Portland, Oregon

Hollywood Theater

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Singapore

Changi Airport's Butterfly Garden

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.
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Coraopolis, Pennsylvania

Fraley's Robot Repair

A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.
Added by toby
New Orleans, Louisiana

Lakefront Airport

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”
Added by Rachel Gould
Queens, New York

TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
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San Francisco, California

Fior D' Italia

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Lewes, Delaware

Sussex Tavern at Rabbit’s Ferry House

Sip colonial-era cocktails at this monthly recreation of a 1740 watering hole.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell