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Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, United States

The Rosenbach is a stunning library hidden in plain sight in the heart of Philadelphia which contains an almost unbelievable collection of rare books ranging from a hand-written copy of Ulysses to the...

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Chatty Belle in Neillsville, Wisconsin

Standing tall in the city of Neillsville, Wisconsin is Chatty Belle, the self-proclaimed "World's Largest Talking Cow," an honor which is not too hard to hold on to when you are the world's ONLY...

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Nave Espacial de Varginha in Varginha, Brazil

Something strange took place in Varginha, Brazil on January 20, 1996. It is hard to say where it began, but many point towards two sisters and their friend who said they saw a "creature" with a thin...

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Baby Head Cemetery in Llano , Texas

Sitting near a mountain that once shared its bizarre name, the Baby Head Cemetery is the final remnant of an entire community that based their name on a grisly atrocity for some reason. As the story...

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Grave of Stonewall Jackson's Arm in Fredericksburg, Virginia

Most of Civil War superstar Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was buried in a Lexington, Virginia, cemetery that now bears his name, but he was so famous at the time of his death that his amputated...

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The Royal Naval Cemetery in Somerset, Bermuda

Known bucolically as "The Glade," Bermuda's Royal Naval Cemetery holds the remains of British naval officers posted to Bermuda who died during the 19th and 20th centuries, including victims of...

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Fifty-Two 80's in Denver, Colorado

Sitting at the end of an antiques district in southern Denver, Fifty-Two 80's is a tightly-packed womb of nostalgia, selling vintage items from a collection that looks like a museum for anyone who grew...

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Rose Island in Charlestown, Indiana

Opened in 1923, Indiana's rustic theme park, Rose Island was a popular attraction for summer vacationers chasing after all manner of early 20th century fun, but the good times only lasted for a little...

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The Mulberry Bend in New York, New York

Columbus Park in downtown Manhattan is a peaceful place. Bounded by the federal buildings of the US District Court and Civil Centre on one side, and by the outskirts of Chinatown on the other, it is...

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Blue Mustang in Denver, Colorado

The “Blue Mustang” sculpture was created by the widely recognized artist, Luis Jiménez, whose previous works are displayed in numerous museums including the Smithsonian American Art Museum in...

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The Painted Village of Zalipie in Zalipie, Poland

Stoves, barns, doghouses, homes, wells, chicken coops, bridge, and on and on.  If it's in the small Polish village of Zalipie, there are probably some flowers painted on it.Known lovingly as "The...

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Porter Sculpture Park in Montrose, South Dakota

Cruising down I-90 in South Dakota, motorists will come upon a massive 60-foot bull's head, rising out of the ground like some pagan effigy and guarded by a pair of skeletal minotaurs.  Assuming that...

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The Skeleton Lake of Roopkund, India in F-3 P-2, India

In 1942 a British forest guard in Roopkund, India made an alarming discovery. Some 16,000 feet above sea level, at the bottom of a small valley, was a frozen lake absolutely full of skeletons. That...

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Great Blue Hole in Belize City, Belize

The Great Blue Hole, located just 100 kilometers (60 miles) off the coast of Belize, is an underwater sinkhole that researchers believe is the largest of its kind. Circular in shape and characterized...

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Termas Geometricas in Santiago, Chile

Nestled in an almost unbelievably lush forest canyon in Chile, the hot spring spa known as Termas Geometricas is a stunning maze of red planks that wind through the trees like something out of a...

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Jumbo Kingdom in Aberdeen, Hong Kong

A small trend of floating restaurants has built up in Hong Kong's Aberdeen Harbor over the years, but none is so large or iconic as the bustling Chinese wonderland, Jumbo Kingdom.One of the largest...

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Fly Geyser in Gerlach, Nevada

This alien looking geyser on the edge of Black Rock Desert is actually man made. Man made by accident, that is.There are actually two geysers on the property. The first was created nearly 100 years ago...

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Pyramid of Tirana in Tirana, Albania

From 1944 to 1992, Albania was governed under a harsh Communist ideal that modeled itself after Stalinism. Landmarks such as the pyramid of Tirana still recall darker days.The out-of-place pyramid was...

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Sprookjesbos in Valkenburg, Netherlands

While Sprookjesbos has grown to be simply a part of the Netherlands' largest theme park (and one of the oldest in the world), the scenes from fairytales both classic and obscure still remain to delight...

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1800s Alien Gravesite in Aurora , Texas

While it receives no fanfare today, the small town of Aurora, Texas was once the Roswell of its day after a well-publicized UFO crash in the area, and the pilot of the spacecraft is said to still be...

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