Discover Neptuni Åkrar in Borgholm N, Sweden: An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.
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The Red Ghost of Quartzsite
Discover The Red Ghost of Quartzsite in Quartzsite, Arizona: A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.
National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum
Discover National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: This quirky museum has a collection of more than 10,000 bobblehead dolls.
‘Thing of all Swedes’ Mound
Discover 'Thing of all Swedes' Mound in Uppsala, Sweden: The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.
There’s a 115-Year-Old Restored German Dining Hall Hidden Beneath the Minnesota State Capitol
The Rathskeller Cafe is part of the German tradition of housing restaurants beneath town hall.
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Discover Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in New Orleans, Louisiana: The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
Powder Hill Dinosaur Park
Discover Powder Hill Dinosaur Park in Middlefield, Connecticut: This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.
General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge
Discover General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge in Maracaibo, Venezuela: Once considered a marvel of engineering, there are now doubts about the structural integrity of this 5.4-mile cable-stayed bridge.
Bramhope Tunnel North Portal
Discover Bramhope Tunnel North Portal in Bramhope, England: This Gothic castle-like portal is a testament to the amazing craftsmanship of the navvies who built the railway tunnel.
The Green Skeleton
Discover The Green Skeleton in Oviedo, Spain: This Bronze Age man spent millennia buried in a mine, giving his bones an eerie hue.
The Pizza Parlor That’s Packed With Evel Knievel Memorabilia
Evel Pie pays tribute to the legendary daredevil.
Mission Creek Cemetery
Discover Mission Creek Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, Michigan: The final resting place of a prominent Chippewa chief and several Native American children.
Los Cerrillos
Discover Los Cerrillos in Los Cerrillos, New Mexico: This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.
Tower Bridge Chimney
Discover Tower Bridge Chimney in London, England: An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
Stadtbahn Viaduct World War II Damage
Discover Stadtbahn Viaduct World War II Damage in Berlin, Germany: Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.
The Blind Beggar
Discover The Blind Beggar in London, England: This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.
The Devil’s Bit
Discover The Devil’s Bit in Glenreagh, Ireland: It's said this geological anomaly was caused when the Devil took a bite out of the Irish mountainside.
Tito Bustillo Cave
Discover Tito Bustillo Cave in Ribadesella, Spain: A magnificent place to see authentic paleolithic cave paintings that are an astounding 33,000 years old.
Pinehurst and San Sebastian Cemeteries
Discover Pinehurst and San Sebastian Cemeteries in St. Augustine, Florida: The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.
Tivoli’s Astounding Magic Supply
Discover Tivoli's Astounding Magic Supply in Washington, D.C.: The district's only illusionarium supports free writing programs for local students with every purchase.