Alexandria, Virginia
Torpedo Factory Art Center
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
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Alexandria, Virginia
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Washington, D.C.
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Prague, Czechia
Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.
Prague, Czechia
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.
Porto, Portugal
Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.
Washington, D.C.
The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.
Washington, D.C.
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.
Prague, Czechia
A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.
Newport, Rhode Island
Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
Washington, D.C.
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.
Vik, Iceland
Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Chicago, Illinois
Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.
Glasgow, Scotland
This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.
York, England
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.
Washington, D.C.
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.