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Yrdyk, Kyrgyzstan

Dungan Family Restaurant

On the shores of Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Lake, a family cooks a feast that tells the sad tale of a people's exile.
Barskoon, Kyrgyzstan

Monument to Yuri Gagarin

A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.
Pančevo, Serbia

Muzejska zbirka starovremenskih motocikala (Motorcycle Museum in Pančevo)

This museum houses a large collection of old motorcycles.
Ogradina, Serbia

Tabula Traiana

A Roman monument to their own civil engineering prowess.
Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

Donkey Sanctuary Bonaire

A sanctuary for sickly, stray, or wounded donkeys.
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.
Saint-Just-d'Ardèche, France

Musée d'art Moderne St Just D'Ardeche

This massive and eclectic collection is filled with thousands of sculptures, masks, and assemblages.
Dieulefit, France

La Demeure Aux Figures

Grottoes, sculptures, and recycled ceramics permeate what was once just a small farm in France.
Cabrières-d'Avignon, France

Le Jardin Paradis Sculpture Garden

A private garden of sculptural eccentricities.
Tarascon, France

Tarasque

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.
Johannesburg, South Africa

Collectors Treasury

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.
Fourways, South Africa

Montecasino Bird Gardens

Over 60 species of birds inhabit this colorful aviary park in South Africa.
Enciso, Spain

Enciso Ichnites

Hundreds of preserved dinosaur footprints can be found along a hiking trail in this small village.
Hidalgo, Texas

'World's Largest Killer Bee'

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.
Stor-Elvdal, Norway

Storelgen (The Big Moose)

The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.
Rothsay, Minnesota

World’s Largest Prairie Chicken

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Otto the Otter

The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.
Belgium

Vennbahn Cycleway

Walk or bike along a narrow strip of Belgium sandwiched by German territory.
Plombières, Belgium

Gare De Montzen

Abandoned since 1998, this train station has become an oasis for urban explorers.
Genk, Belgium

Cycling Through Water

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.
Zutendaal, Belgium

Lieteberg Blotevoetenpad

No shoes allowed on this trail, which is designed to be experienced barefoot.
Mérida, Mexico

Cenote Ka' Kutzal

A cenote sitting in the middle of a parking lot shows the Yucatán Peninsula at its most urbanized.
Mexico City, Mexico

Mercado de Sonora

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.
Naucalpan, Mexico

El Nido de Quetzalcóatl

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.