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Los Angeles, California

Clifton's Cafeteria

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
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Tokyo, Japan

Jinnai Shrine

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Los Angeles, California

The Museum of Death

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
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Los Angeles, California

The Echo Park Time Travel Mart

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
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Brevard, North Carolina

Brevard White Squirrels

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.
Added by 318jmitch
Shingleton, Michigan

Chapel Rock

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.
Rebecca Byrne Added by Rebecca Byrne
Crater Lake, Oregon

Old Man of the Lake

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.
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Bacoli, Italy

Upside-Down Fig Tree

A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.
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Casorzo, Italy

Bialbero di Casorzo

A cherry tree growing atop a mulberry tree.
Added by Alpha
Washoe County, Nevada

Bonsai Rock, Lake Tahoe

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.
Port Renfrew, British Columbia

Fairy Lake Bonsai Tree

Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.
Added by Arnoldbeard
Luxor, Egypt

Colossi of Memnon

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Freudenstadt, Germany

Martinique Liftable Dance Floor

Inside this German disco, visitors can take a literal ride on the dance floor.
Added by ThomasSchneider62
Batna, Algeria

Timgad

Classical ruins that remember ancient Rome's presence in Africa.
Added by Saso87
Shendi, Sudan

Meroe Pyramids

These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.
Mounana, Gabon

Oklo Reactor

The world's first and only natural nuclear reactor.
Added by Alpha
Kansas City, Missouri

SubTropolis

The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Costa Rica

Diquís Spheres

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.
Josh Added by Josh
Kerry, Ireland

Knocknakilla Stone Circle

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.
Added by BikeGeek
Stavanger, Norway

Iron Age Farm

A reconstructed farm shows what life was like in Norway 1,500 years ago.
Guthbrand Added by Guthbrand
Stavanger, Norway

Sverd I Fjell

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.
Added by Axopatrick
Stavanger, Norway

Stavanger Cathedral

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.
Added by Vamperstein88
Strand, Norway

Preikestolen

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.
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Odda, Norway

Trolltunga

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."
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