Moscow, Russia
Laika Monument
It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.
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Moscow, Russia
It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.
Moscow, Russia
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
Coober Pedy, Australia
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.
Adelaide, Australia
These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.
Avalon, California
An unexpected connection to Chicago awaits visitors on an island just off the California coast.
Avalon, California
Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.
Sydney, Australia
A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.
Morrison, Colorado
Drift through decades of high desert music history at this funky hometown museum.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Moorhead, Minnesota
This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Dothan, Alabama
This tiny, triangular block has held the world record since 1964.
Kingsburg, California
A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.
Fresno, California
The same family lived in this Victorian house for nearly 100 years without altering the building.
Baltimore, Maryland
This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.
Baltimore, Maryland
A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.
Baltimore, Maryland
This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.