Saline, Louisiana
Briarwood Nature Preserve
The home and birthplace of Caroline Dormon, a naturalist, artist, and the "mother of the Kisatchie National Forest."
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Saline, Louisiana
The home and birthplace of Caroline Dormon, a naturalist, artist, and the "mother of the Kisatchie National Forest."
Queens, New York
A former Tibetan monk made a name for himself selling some of the best beef momos in New York.
Lafayette, Louisiana
A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.
Forst, Germany
This elaborate stone bridge over the Neisse river has sat in pieces since 1945.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.
Mbala, Zambia
The propeller from the first steamship launched on Lake Tanganyika.
Olympia, Washington
Local stories say that if you drink from this well, you will return to Olympia.
Port Austin, Michigan
Artist Scott Hocking took a dilapidated 1890s barn to create his massive "Barnboat."
San Diego, California
A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.
Arcachon, France
A young Gustave Eiffel assisted in the construction of this skinny metal observation tower.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This ordinary-looking rock may have played an important role in a 16th-century Scottish battle.
Paicines, California
After the nearby mercury mine shut down, this town was abandoned and declared a Superfund site.
Belgrade, Serbia
An Art Deco Icarus statue adorns this abandoned gem of Yugoslav Modernist architecture.
Merselo, Netherlands
In the middle of a forest you can find the first landing place of an air balloon in the Netherlands.
Varallo, Italy
A 15th-century park that recreates a bit of the Holy Land in Italy.
Washington, D.C.
The "Key of Keys" for Washington, D.C. and the apocryphal landing place for the military campaign that started George Washington's career is now at the bottom of a well.
Brampton, Ontario
This metal sculpture is a tribute to the Canadian Pacific Railway, which had a station in the village that has now been converted into a library.
Kojonup, Australia
This large replica wagon tells the story of the booming wool industry in this small Australian town.
Atlanta, Georgia
To find the final resting place of a golf legend, just look for the grave covered in golf balls.
Prčanj, Montenegro
Here lies a legend of three sisters, all in love with the same mariner.
Glasgow, Scotland
A 19th-century Neoclassical building now housing a Hindu temple represents modern-day Glasgow at its most multicultural.
Saint Paul, Antigua and Barbuda
A series of magical limestone formations along the coastline of the country island of Antigua.
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
A thriving community of Taiwanese art.