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Parks

Watkins Home

Kearney, Missouri

Watkins Woolen Mill

One of America's first planned communities is preserved in a state park.

Namibia/South Africa

Ai-Ais—Richtersveld Transfrontier Park

A seemingly desolate park that belongs to two countries actually supports all kinds of wildlife.

Seattle, Washington

Gas Works Park

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

The lithia water fountain.

Ashland, Oregon

Lithia Water Fountain

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

Bratislava, Slovakia

UFO of Bratislava

This spaceship sculpture in the middle of the Slovakian capital looks like it just crash-landed.

Governor Hunt's pyramid tomb.

Phoenix, Arizona

Governor Hunt's Pyramid Tomb

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

A polished Petoskey Stone.

Harbor Springs, Michigan

Petoskey State Park

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

Either Spit or Spat.

Saratoga Springs, New York

Spit and Spat

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

Paley Park in the Winter

New York, New York

Paley Park

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

The Hidden Signs of Kobe's Post-Earthquake Resurrection

Rebuilt after a devastating earthquake, this Japanese city was given tools to survive the next one.

Sarah Laskow October 13, 2016

Clan house at Totem Bight

Ketchikan, Alaska

Totem Bight State Historical Park

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

Permanently Closed

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia's Moon Tree

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

Tower Hamlets Cemetery, one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

The 10 Iconic Cemeteries That Made Death Beautiful

The history of the rural cemetery movement, which brought Victorians to picnic among tombstones.

Molly McBride Jacobson October 6, 2016

Up close image of the giant stamp

Cleveland, Ohio

World's Largest Rubber Stamp

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

The Play Shoreline monument in its original place.

Gothenburg, Sweden

Play Shoreline Monument

Dedicated to a song so popular the request to "Play Shoreline" became part of Swedish culture.

The Mysterious Decapitation of Two Bison at a Spanish Reserve

Sauron, the dominant male bull of the herd, was found without his head.

Sarah Laskow September 23, 2016

The Historic Battle Over This Denver Park That Was a Center of the Chicano Movement

For starters, take a look at its name.

Denverite September 22, 2016

Fort Robinson State Park

Harrison, Nebraska

Fort Robinson State Park

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.