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Plaque marking the Texan Embassy

London, England

The Embassy of the Republic of Texas

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

Covent Garden labyrinth.

London, England

London Underground Labyrinths

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

Hoppers Hands in San Francisco Giants orange in 2018.

San Francisco, California

Hoppers Hands

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

A horsehead gatepost

Prairie Village, Kansas

Lawrin Gravesite

A tiny racehorse graveyard in the middle of a quiet Kansas City suburb.

Concorde Nose from Ward Parkway

Kansas City, Missouri

Concorde Nose

How did the front of a supersonic jet make its way to a display case in a Kansas City yard?

Comanche's final resting place: on display at the University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Comanche, Survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn

Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.

Charlie Parker Memorial

Kansas City, Missouri

Charlie Parker Memorial

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.

The two cowboys at Grapevine Glockenspiel Tower.

Grapevine, Texas

Grapevine Glockenspiel Clock Tower

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.

LBJ Presidential Marker

Dallas, Texas

LBJ Presidential Marker

The unique location where the former president was rapidly sworn in.

Kaiser Quarry Ruins

Oakland, California

Kaiser Quarry Ruins

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

Mazzariello Labyrinth

Oakland, California

Mazzariello Labyrinth

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

Crosses and other religious symbols dot the hillside opposite the BART station.

Lafayette, California

The Crosses of Lafayette

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

Kilroy Was Here.

Washington, D.C.

Kilroy Was Here

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

Keyhole Arch at Pfeiffer Beach

Big Sur, California

Keyhole Arch at Pfeiffer Beach

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum.

Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz Surfing Museum

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

Court of the Mysteries at night

Santa Cruz, California

Court of Mysteries

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

The Submarine House
Permanently Closed

Los Gatos, California

The Submarine House

Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Leo and Leona guard the gates

Los Gatos, California

The Cats

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

Grave of Bert Bertram's arm

San Jose, California

Grave of Bert Barrett’s Left Arm

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

California Trolley and Railroad Corporation

San Jose, California

California Trolley and Railroad Corporation

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

Site of the World's First Radio Broadcasting Station

San Jose, California

Site of the World's First Radio Broadcasting Station

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

The Peralta Adobe

San Jose, California

Peralta Adobe

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

Orchestria Palm Court

San Jose, California

Orchestria Palm Court

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

Olympic Black Power statue

San Jose, California

Olympic Black Power Statue

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

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