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Vero Beach, Florida

Indian River Citrus Museum

This small museum concentrates on the juicy history of orange production in Florida.
27.6404, -80.3988
Added by Edward Denny
Penitente Morada.
Abiquiu, New Mexico

Penitente Morada of Abiquiú

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.
36.2065, -106.3160
Added by syabek
Edison concrete houses along Polk Street in Gary, Indiana
Montclair, New Jersey

Thomas Edison's Concrete Houses

Edison's poured concrete houses were a massive failure, but way ahead of their time.
40.8378, -74.2119
Added by Tony Dunnell
Skyline graced with the profile of a Campanile
Berkeley, California

Sather Tower

The century old tower at UC Berkeley is the third tallest bell and clock tower in the world, home to 61 bells and some fossils.
37.8721, -122.2578
Added by Annetta Black
The stacks of John K. King Used & Rare Books.
Detroit, Michigan

John K. King Used & Rare Books

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.
42.3274, -83.0569
Added by AbiInman
Geelong Bollards
Geelong, Australia

Geelong Bollards

More than 100 colorful residents stand post in this seaside Australian city.
-38.1472, 144.3716
Added by Edward Denny
Big Merino in Goulburn, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)
Goulburn, Australia

Big Merino

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.
-34.7737, 149.6914
Added by Nicholas Jackson
Vienna, Austria

Vienna Pestsäule (Plague Column)

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
48.2087, 16.3697
Added by Annetta Black
The Button King
Bishopville, South Carolina

The Button Museum

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.
34.2458, -80.3339
Added by jekinthebox
Front of the Mag Lab.
Tallahassee, Florida

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

World's largest magnetic research facility.
30.4252, -84.3209
Added by ronin
A screenshot from the park's Manatee Cam. (Press photo)
Homosassa, Florida

Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.
28.8008, -82.5765
Added by Facebook_1513682660
Giant Life Savers Roll.
Gouverneur, New York

Giant Life Savers Roll

A giant roll of mints marks the birthplace of one of America's most famous candy brands.
44.3496, -75.4423
Added by Fairy Princess Lolly
Rota the lion at the Lightner Museum.
St. Augustine, Florida

Sir Winston Churchill's Lion 'Rota'

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.
29.8908, -81.3138
Added by J Ginsberg
Beaufort, South Carolina

Kazoo Museum

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."
32.4347, -80.7202
The outside of the museum.
Savannah, Georgia

Pin Point Heritage Museum

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.
31.9522, -81.0902
Added by kendallpackman
Survivor Tree
New York, New York

Survivor Tree

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.
40.7116, -74.0133
Added by Tony Dunnell
Monument to a Century of Flight.
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Monument to a Century of Flight

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.
36.0967, -75.7157
Added by Dave the Barbarian
Jockey's Ridge
Nags Head, North Carolina

Jockey's Ridge

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.
35.9624, -75.6339
Added by thomasharper
Futuro House in Frisco, North Carolina
Frisco, North Carolina

Outer Banks Futuro House

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .
35.2488, -75.6087
Added by frogdust
Thousands of bags of chips washed up on Hatteras Island.
Hatteras, North Carolina

Shipwrecked Doritos

The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.
35.2063, -75.7043
Added by Dave the Barbarian
Purple martins fly back to the William B. Umstead bridge at dusk.
Manteo, North Carolina

William B. Umstead Bridge

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.
35.9224, -75.7385
Added by Cara Giaimo
St. Mary and All Saints Church's spire.
Chesterfield, England

Chesterfield's Crooked Spire

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.
53.2362, -1.4240
Added by Dr Alan P Newman
The narwhals live next to the vending machines.
Chicago, Illinois

Narwhals at the Field Museum

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.
41.8662, -87.6170
Added by jessicahester1
View of Shanghai and the Oriental Pearl Tower
Shanghai, China

Oriental Pearl Tower

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
31.2420, 121.4950
Added by Mordy