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Torwood Blue Pool in Torwood, Scotland
Hidden in a clearing in Scotland's Tor Wood Forest, the Torwood Blue Pool is a man-made brick pool of unknown purpose that fascinated a local man until his dying day.The pool itself is 20-feet in...
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The Wichita Troll in Wichita, Kansas
Without a plaque or other indicator, the hidden troll sculpture of Wichita, Kansas lays in wait, chained beneath an unassuming storm grate.Known as "The Wichita Troll” for lack of a proper name, this...
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The Silent People in Finland
Over one thousand figures stand silently in a field near the road, colorful clothing billowing around their still bodies, faceless heads all facing the same direction.On Highway 5 outside of...
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Largest Virgin Mary Mosaic in the World in San Antonio, Texas
If you're looking for the "World's Largest" anything, Texas is a good place to start.Host to all things grandiose, the size-queen state holds records in many things, but The Guadalupe Cultural Arts...
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S. S. Selma in Galveston, Texas
A mile off of Galveston Island, this hulking concrete wreck is the only permanent shipwreck site in the Houston Ship Channel.A remnant of the experimental concrete ships approved by Woodrow Wilson...
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All Saints Way in Boston, Massachusetts
Peter Baldassari has been collecting trinkets and mementos depicting the saints since he was a child with a shoebox filled with holy cards.Now at 63, his collection has grown into a street side shrine,...
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Gotland in Sweden
Gotland, also called the Island of Roses because of its idyllic climate, is temperate enough for roses to bloom in the middle of December. It's not just the climate and the flowers that draw in...
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Talking Lamp in Malmö, Sweden
Speaking in a low, steady voice, the Talking Lamp of Malmö's words cut through the cold December air to welcome the holidays to Sweden. All year, the Talking Lamp makes its home in the town squares of...
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El Caganer in Barcelona, Spain
No doubt we are all familiar with the obligatory baby Jesus in the manger scene rolled out every Christmas, but the early 18th-century inhabitants of Catalonia, Italy and certain areas of Southern...
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Hamtramck Disneyland in Hamtramck, Michigan
Built by Dmytro Szylak, a retired General Motors assembly line worker, it started out as a simple hobby.But it quickly grew to be a towering assemblage of hand-carved and found objects, two-stories...
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Chippewa Falls Christmas Village in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
The residents of Chippawa Falls are very serious about their Christmas traditions.Every year on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) Chippewa Falls is transformed into a Christmas Wonderland....
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Santa's Icelandic Workshop in Akureyri, Iceland
There is much speculation as to the "real location" of Santa's workshop, but there is a strong case for northern Iceland, 7km from the city of Akureyri. The isolated location means minimal distractions...
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Flying Santa Delivers to Boston Light in Hull, Massachusetts
In 1929 Maine pilot Capt. William Wincapaw started delivering Christmas packages to lighthouses in the Rockland, Maine area with his small plane. He became known as the Flying Santa, and soon expanded...
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Santa Claus, Arizona in Golden Valley, Arizona
The Mojave desert, with its blisteringly hot summer sun, Joshua trees and bizarre rock formations, would not generally be the place one would choose to honor a man whose traditional home is the North...
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Cidade Albanoel in Rio Di Janeiro , Brazil
The Cidade Albanoel was intended to be the largest theme attraction in all of Brazil, but the death of its creator and endless internal struggles have left it as Brazil's largest abandoned park....
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Bronner's Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, Michigan
Founded in 1945 by Wally Bronner, Bronner's Christmas Wonderland is the world's largest Christmas store, a year-round commercial attraction for all ages. A huge draw for the town of Frankenmuth,...
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Peabody Hotel Duck March in Memphis, Tennessee
Each day for nearly one hundred years, a group of ducks have left their penthouse at Memphis' Peabody Hotel and waddled down a red carpet to spend the day playing in the lobby fountain.This whimsical...
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Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria
The rooms of the Naturhistorisches, or Natural History Museum, in Vienna, Austria are astonishingly beautiful, with carved ceilings and creaking wood floors.Each room, painted a different color, is...
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Bay Bridge Troll in Oakland, California
Whether it's a troll, a demon, a gremlin, or a boggart, the malevolent steel figure welded to the underside of San Francisco's Bay Bridge has supposedly been keeping the span safe since its...
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FAST Fiberglass Mold Graveyard in Sparta, Wisconsin
Littering the field behind the workshop of giant-building firm Fiberglass Animals, Shapes, and Trademarks (FAST) is an eerie collection of titanic molds, left over from almost every job they've ever...
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