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Porky The Litter Eater

Bethesda, Maryland

Porky The Litter Eater

This propitious plastic porcine has been petitioning park visitors to pick up after themselves for more than 50 years.

Mountfitchet Castle walls and siege tower

Stansted, England

Mountfitchet Castle

This reconstructed Norman castle is the world's most accurate, from location to livestock.

Artifacts from Boca.

Truckee, California

Boca

This settlement on the original Transcontinental Railroad began by harvesting timber, but transitioned to a forgotten 19th-century industry: harvesting ice.

General view of the fence

Barcelona, Spain

The Güell Pavillions Dragon Gate

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

Inside the bridge with Burr trusses visible.

Wilmington, Delaware

Smith's Bridge

The longest covered bridge in Delaware.

Looking down the middle stairway, into North Yuba canyon.

Sierra City, California

Sierra Buttes Lookout

A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.

'Tick Tock'

Kirriemuir, Scotland

'Tick Tock'

A re-purposed wooden sculpture, depicting one of Scotland's most beloved writer's amphibious creations.

Topi

South Sudan

Topi of Boma National Park

Every October, one of the largest migration of mammals in the world thunders through Boma National Park.

1722 Waggonway Project

Cockenzie, Scotland

1722 Waggonway Project

A small museum dedicated to the ongoing archaeological works around what is likely Scotland's oldest railway.

Winterville Mounds

Greenville, Mississippi

Winterville Mounds

One of the best-preserved Native American mounds remaining in the southern United States.

Playa Arena Blanca

Luba, Equatorial Guinea

Playa de Arena Blanca

During the dry season, this white-sand beach hosts thousands of breeding butterflies.

'Jonas'

Ghent, Belgium

'Jonas'

An unsettling sculpture of a boy hanging out in a street in Ghent has been baffling visitors for years.

'Sami'

Belgrade, Serbia

'Sami'

One of Belgrade's most beloved animals.

The playing fields

Durham, England

"Cat" Ball Court

These courts are the only ones of their kind in the world, made for a unique ball game that dates back to the 1700s.

Reconstructed in Edo-period style.

Tokyo, Japan

Ishikawa Island Lighthouse

This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.

Grande Mosquée de Bangui

Bangui, Central African Republic

Grande Mosquée de Bangui

This mosque is an enduring symbol of Central African Republic's rich Muslim heritage.

Notre-Dame of Bangui Cathedral

Bangui, Central African Republic

Notre-Dame of Bangui Cathedral

Amidst political unrest, this Roman Catholic Cathedral has helped organize peace talks.

Baguashan Skywalk

Changhua City, Taiwan

Baguashan Skywalk

The longest skywalk in Taiwan.

India Mill Chimney

Darwen, England

India Mill Chimney

One of the tallest mill chimneys in Lancashire gave up its ornate cast iron "crown" during World War II to assist the war effort.

Hand of Timba

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Hand of Timba

This monument memorializes a violent massacre where colonial police killed 50 striking dockworkers.

Coral Cut looking west

Palm Beach, Florida

Coral Cut

This spooky road cut through a mound of ancient coral might be haunted by a witch.

Maniwara ants are used in several Biatüwi dishes.

Manaus, Brazil

Biatüwi

The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.

'The Next Big Thing . . . is a Series of Little Things'

Edinburgh, Scotland

'The Next Big Thing . . . is a Series of Little Things'

A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.

This bronze statue celebrates his 1770s expedition from Mexico to northern California.

Los Angeles, California

The Bust of Juan Bautista De Anza

Anza led the first Spanish settlers from Mexico to Monterey, California in the 1770s.

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