59. Needles, United Kingdom

A rock formation made up of three chalk outcrops off the Isle of Wight. Originally there were four, of which the most popular, Lot's Wife, was shaped like a needle. It collapsed in a storm in 1764. None of the remaining rocks are needle-shaped.

58. Sidon, Lebanon

Reputed birthplace of Jezebel, and one of the first cities to produce Tyrian purple (named after another city, Tyre), the dye that established purple's association with royalty. Inside is the Sidon Sea Castle, built offshore in the Mediterranean.

57. Belgrade, Serbia

30% of the world's raspberries come from Serbia, as do 47% of the world's Serbs. The most famous Serb not from Serbia was Nikola Tesla, inventor of the remote-controlled model boat.

56. Hawaii, United States

The ukulele originated in Hawaii as an adaptation of the machete, a type of lute from Madeira. One notable player was Queen Liliʻuokalani, composer of Aloha ʻOe and the last Hawaiian monarch.