San Jose, California
Rosicrucian Park
The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.
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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.
San Jose, California
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.
San Jose, California
Monopoly in the Park
The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.
San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Green Island, Taiwan
Green Island Human Rights Culture Park
A memorial to the thousands of political dissidents imprisoned during the 40-year period of martial law in Taiwan.
Taipei, Taiwan
Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall
Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.
Taipei, Taiwan
Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101
Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.
Xiulin Township, Taiwan
Eternal Spring Shrine
A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.
Xiulin Township, Taiwan
Taroko Gorge
An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.
