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Tokyo, Japan

Takagi Shrine

Rice balls symbolize fate and relationship at this adorable shrine, which was once dedicated to the Buddhist Devil.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Krakow, Poland

Muzeum Gier Wideo (Krakow Arcade Museum)

Where visitors can play more than 150 retro arcade games.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Itakura, Japan

Thousand-Armed Insect Goddess of Mercy

A bizarre statue of a Buddhist goddess made from 20,000 insects.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
San Francisco, California

SCRAP

For nearly 50 years, this San Francisco nonprofit has been serving as a mix of recycling center and art school.
MBintliff Added by MBintliff
Eglinton, Scotland

Eglinton Castle

The ruins of a once-grand castle that played host to a tournament with 100,000 attendees.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Provincetown, Massachusetts

The Old Colony Tap

Pay homage to the quintessential P-town dive.
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Hội An, Vietnam

Museum of Sa Huỳnh Culture

A small museum dedicated to Vietnam’s lesser-known Iron Age culture.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Seoul, South Korea

Sangpyeongtongbo Gallery

A small section in the Bank of Korea Museum dedicated to the many varieties of the Joseon dynasty’s iconic coinage.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Lakeland, Florida

Publix Cake Water Tower

A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.
LKLDlense Added by LKLDlense
Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

Bonaire Botanical Garden

Part home garden, part sculpture field, part pseudo-science experiment, a trip to this place will leave you wondering if sea water isn't actually the elixir of life.
michaelsballard Added by michaelsballard
Houston, Texas

Downtown Houston Tunnel System

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.
Added by crazyshirt7
Whangārei, New Zealand

Kiwi North

A heritage park that explores the history and ecology of Whangārei.
rileyhm Added by rileyhm
Arcadia, Oklahoma

OK County 66 - John’s Place

A quirky mishmash of Route 66 memorabilia and other throwbacks from the past.
80schic84 Added by 80schic84
Traverse City, Michigan

Bassett Island

This tiny island bears the name of Civil War veteran, fisherman, and local celebrity Richard Bassett.
Added by jyowen
Vega, Texas

World's Largest Branding Iron

The Milburn-Price Culture Museum in Vega offers a brand-name oversized cultural attraction.
Added by ianlefk
Mniów, Poland

Leśna Galeria (Forest Gallery)

A small square populated with giant birchwood sculptures.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Wye Mills, Maryland

Wye Oak State Park

The last remains of one of the oldest and largest oak trees in the United States calls this state park home.
Added by blimpcaptain
Shoshone, California

Dublin Gulch

A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.
Keri Kilgo Added by Keri Kilgo
Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands

Rijn en Lek Windmill

This may be the world's only drive-through windmill.
Added by HerbertWibble
Cape Town, South Africa

Heart of Cape Town Museum

The first successful human heart transplant is depicted through wax figures at the hospital where it the surgery took place.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Lincoln, Illinois

Lincoln Watermelon Monument

This colorful monument commemorates a little-known story from the life of Abraham Lincoln.
Added by chasesboni
Malden, Massachusetts

Mystic Side Opera Company

This Victorian home turned opera house may have a phantom of its own.
Gene Sticco Added by Gene Sticco
Budapest, Hungary

Dominican Convent and Saint Margret's Resting Place

On a teardrop-shaped island in the Danube, the ruins of a convent and the final resting place of a saint.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Vaitogi, American Samoa

Turtle and Shark

Rocky cove with large smashing waves tied to an important Samoan cultural story.
Added by justinluthey