Felicity, California
Felicity, California: Center of the World
Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.
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Felicity, California
Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.
San Diego, California
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
Lordsburg, New Mexico
The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.
Tucson, Arizona
Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.
Fort Stockton, Texas
The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.
Odessa, Texas
A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.
Boston, Massachusetts
American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.
Boston, Massachusetts
These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.
Boston, Massachusetts
A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."
Boston, Massachusetts
This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.
Washington, D.C.
This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.
London, England
Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.
Canterbury, England
An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.
Cusco, Peru
An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?
Wiesbaden, Germany
This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.
Paris, France
This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Columbia, Missouri
The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.
Cusco, Peru
Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.
Washington, D.C.
A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.