Utrecht, Netherlands
Museum Speelklok
This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.
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Utrecht, Netherlands
This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
New York, New York
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
Toronto, Ontario
This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Toronto, Ontario
A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.
Toronto, Ontario
This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.
Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Detroit, Michigan
This railway-turned-greenway provides a pedestrian link in downtown Detroit and celebrates urban artwork.
Detroit, Michigan
A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.
Davis, California
Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.
Sacramento, California
Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.
West Sacramento, California
I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.
Reno, Nevada
The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.
Blackfoot, Idaho
This museum glorifies the humble potato.
Seattle, Washington
The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.
Seattle, Washington
A busy cafe better known for board games than food.
Seattle, Washington
Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.
Seattle, Washington
An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Seattle, Washington
The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.