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Glasgow, Scotland
The Drying Green
The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.
London, England
'Potteries and Piggeries' Bottle Kiln
A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Belt System
Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.
Kimball, South Dakota
South Dakota Tractor Museum
An impressive collection of farm equipment and other artifacts from life on the prairie.
Castleton, England
Peak Cavern's Rope Factory
Some of England's last cave dwellers lived and worked within this huge cave.
Invergordon, Scotland
Inchindown Oil Tanks
This abandoned oil depot produces world's longest echo in a manmade structure.
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Danbury, Connecticut
'Danbury Crowns Them All' Sign
A jewel of early electric boosterism once again charms Connecticut's historic "Hat City."
Seattle, Washington
Georgetown Steam Plant
A frozen relic of Seattle's hydroelectric boom is now a teaching facility for future engineers.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Stara Elektrarna (The Old Power Station)
A relic from the Industrial Revolution got a second life as a contemporary performing arts space.
Kvarntorp, Sweden
A Pile of Art
An eclectic sculpture park rises atop a giant pile of ashes in Sweden.
Llandudno, Wales
The Great Orme Copper Mines
The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.
Lincoln, England
Lincoln Tank Memorial
The world's first military tank was designed in this English city amid the stalemate of WWI trench warfare.
Lonaconing, Maryland
Klotz Throwing Company
A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.
Hillsdale, New York
Circle Museum
Eight whimsical acres of metal art.
Essen, Germany
Villa Hugel
The monumental home of Prussia’s eccentric "Cannon King."
Washington, D.C.
Georgetown Waterfront
The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.
Rochester, New York
Threshold
A giant steel sculpture with animals in its shadows.
Puerto de MazarrĂ³n, Spain
Las Salinas of Puerto de MazarrĂ³n
Abandoned tunnels dug for the once-thriving sea salt industry on the coast of southern Spain.
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