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In 1940, Robert Edsall, Sr. planted citrus trees in Florida’s Indian River growing region, using the area’s rich soil and sunshine to grow fruit with a uniquely sweet, complex flavor.

His commitment to citrus farming continues today at Sun Harvest Citrus. The farm does not import or mass-produce to fill its groves, and its team of farmers perform taste tests throughout the growing season.

The Sun Harvest Citrus retail store opened in Fort Myers in 1990 as a way to bring the farm experience to residents and visitors alike. The store is a bustling homage to all kinds of citrus, with fresh-squeezed orange juice, marmalades and jams, and even citrus-flavored coffee.

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This fully functional pocketknife is located in front of Red Hill Cutlery in Radcliff, Kentucky. Built in 2019 and weighing over 6,000 lbs, it is the current Guinness World Record holder for the world's largest pocketknife.

It is comprised of a 20 foot handle and a 17.5 foot blade. The blade is so large that a crane is required to open and close it.

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The USS Triton was the first submarine to circumnavigate the world while submerged. In 1960, it followed the path of Ferdinand Magellan as part of the top secret Operation Sandblast mission.

The memorial at the park includes the names of all 176 crew members, including 8 technical and scientific personnel. The Triton was also featured in two novels Cold is the Sea and Run Silent, Run Deep both written by her commanding officer Edward L.

Beach, Jr.

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Above a turn-of-the-century bar sits a petrified cat housed in an exquisite, victorian, carved cabinet. The cat, which is the official “Mascot of Milwaukee Newspaperdom” is named Anubis.

Legend claims that Anubis was found between two Milwaukee buildings by reporters investigating a fire. The bar, the Newsroom Pub, serves as the official meeting place for the Milwaukee Press Club and features the signatures of past Press Club presidents and other famous folks on its walls.

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Festooned with nearly a dozen Texas State Historical Markers describing the exploits of its permanent inhabitants, Old Bayview Cemetery was founded in 1845 as the United States pushed westward, and the Mexican-American War loomed over the annexation of Texas. General Zachary Taylor, who would later become the 12 th President of the United States, was tasked with securing Texas after annexation.

Before that however, Taylor’s Army was building up its forces and ferrying them through the shallows of Corpus Christi Bay. On September 13 th , 1845, the steamship Dayton suffered a boiler explosion that killed seven men.

Corpus Christi founder and major real estate holder Henry Lawrence Kinney donated the three-and-a-half-acre hill that would become Old Bayview Cemetery, and the soldiers were buried the following day.

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Like the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the Pattee Mall on Penn State’s University Park campus features its own prominent obelisk. Constructed in 1896 at what was then the Pennsylvania State College, the Obelisk (or “polylith”) stands 33 feet tall and contains 281 blocks sourced from 139 locations, primarily within Pennsylvania.

It was constructed the same year that Penn State’s School of Mines (now the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences) was founded. The Obelisk stands next to the former site of the historic Armory building and is now between the modern Willard and Sackett buildings adjacent to Old Main.

The Obelisk was built to showcase the weathering of Pennsylvania building stones and their subsequent commercial value. Its stones are ordered sequentially from oldest on the bottom (pre-Cambrian) to newest on the top (Triassic).

Atlas Obscura - Latest • Jan. 26, 2026, 5:13 p.m.

In Kyoto, surrounded by temples, quiet streets, and bamboo forests, you might stumble upon something completely out of place: a Japanese man singing Argentine football chants. Muchachos exists largely because of Isamu Kato, whose path somehow led from Kyoto to Argentina and back again.

He fell in love with the people, the culture, and the food, and when it was time to return home, a small piece of Argentina came back with him. After a drastic change in his life, he opened a tiny empanada shop.

Everything—from the dough to the fillings—is handmade by him. Inside this hidden spot, you’ll find Argentine memorabilia, shared stories, and the chance to ask for a travel tip or two—about Japan, Argentina, or somewhere in between.

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When you think of Sweden, you might picture one of its famous symbols, the Dala horse, or the dalahäst. Minnesota has the highest number of Swedish immigrants in the U.S.

As a way to embrace Swedish heritage, this statue was constructed in 1971 by the Mora Jaycees in the town of Mora. Mora, Minnesota, is the sister city of its namesake: Mora, Sweden.

This horse is a replica of the Dala horse statue in Mora, Sweden. This statue is 22 feet (6.7 meters) tall, 17 feet (5.18 meters) long, and 6 feet (1.82 meters) wide.

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Located atop a small hill in the scenic Perak countryside, Kellie's Castle is an unfinished mansion originally intended to be the new home for the growing family of a wealthy Scottish rubber plantation owner, William Kellie-Smith. The Kellie-Smith family originally resided at the smaller Kellas House, which now lies in ruin behind the castle, destroyed during World War II.

In 1915, ahead of the birth of his son, Kellie-Smith commissioned a larger mansion to be built. Bricks, marble and 70 skilled craftsmen were brought in from Chennai, India to fulfill the highly unusual design, which incorporated Moorish, Indo-Saracenic, and Romanesque features.

The interior was designed with 14 rooms across 6 floors, secret passageways, and a lift shaft, for what would have been Malaysia's first elevator.

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Passersby drawn in by El Weirdo’s bright murals would be forgiven for thinking they’ve stumbled upon an art gallery, as every surface is covered with the works of local artists—including a full wall of pieces for sale. But although the artwork is worth a visit in its own right, it’s the tacos and house-brewed beer that keep locals coming back to the brewpub in Historic Downtown Panama City.

El Weirdo got its start as a taco truck in the lot behind another local brewery, History Class Brewing Company, which is owned and operated by the same team. But in 2022, that team started scouting out potential locations for turning El Weirdo into a standalone location.

They decided to turn the space into a celebration of the local art scene, with the help of more than a dozen artists.

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