Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Captain Joshua Slocum Monument
A monument to the first person to sail around the world solo, nowhere close to where he was born, set sail, or landed.
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Fairhaven, Massachusetts
A monument to the first person to sail around the world solo, nowhere close to where he was born, set sail, or landed.
Maywood, Illinois
A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.
Granite, Oklahoma
Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.
Townsville, Australia
A series of sculptures beneath the waves promote ocean conservation and support coral reefs.
Sevelen, Switzerland
The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.
Rome, Italy
Known for centuries as the famous Roman emperor's burial place, this monument is actually something else.
San Jose, California
Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.
San Diego, California
A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.
London, England
Above an abandoned Underground station, this charming bookstore is home to strange antiquities and literary works.
New York, New York
One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).
London, England
This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.
Leadville, Colorado
The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.
Sanok, Poland
An open-air museum of 18th-century homes and churches transported from various villages in Southern Poland.
Concordia, Kansas
This three-dimensional brick mural is the longest of its kind in the United States.
Bedrock, Colorado
A unique arch graces the Dolores River Canyon near the Hanging Flume.
San Francisco, California
Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.
Marietta, Ohio
At the center of this cemetery stands a 2,000-year-old burial mound of the Adena culture.
Charleston, West Virginia
Thousands of tiny squares in different colors make up this piece of street art.
Dallas, Texas
The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.
St. James, Nebraska
This simple stone monument honors a 19th-century tragedy.
Ribadavia, Spain
The building hides in plain sight in Ribadavia's historic Jewish quarter.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.
Cornwall, England
A neolithic dolmen that was rebuilt after collapsing during the 19th century.
Albertslund, Denmark
An artist has turned what most people would consider a bathroom nightmare into a work of political art.