Edinburgh, Scotland
Mason's Memorial Pillars
A rare remnant of an exposition that took place nearby at the end of the 19th-century.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
A rare remnant of an exposition that took place nearby at the end of the 19th-century.
Iceland
This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.
Cutcloy, Scotland
The remnants of a classic 1970's British film.
Des Plaines, Illinois
Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.
Larne, Northern Ireland
A Victorian marvel of engineering is now a 21st-century tourist attraction.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Scalloway, Scotland
This memorial celebrates the legacy of the British-Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A controversial cenotaph dedicated to a local physician with an unscrupulous past.
Greenock, Scotland
A war memorial dedicated to the Free French Naval forces of World War II.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.
Devon, England
An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.
Kleitoria, Greece
This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’ immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.
Deepcar, England
A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.
Horning's Mills, Ontario
This extensive nuclear fallout shelter built from 42 school buses could house 500 people in its tunnels.
Glasgow, Scotland
Home to one of the most popular teams in Scottish football history.
Beveren, Belgium
This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.
Borgloon, Belgium
Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Paris, France
A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.
Sylva, North Carolina
Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.
Decatur, Georgia
A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.
Hickory Corners, Michigan
Home to over 300 antique cars and motorcycles, including Thomas Edison's Model A.
Lerwick, Scotland
The unexpected mascot of Shetland's capital.