London, England
The Monty Python Foot
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
Places I've been
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London, England
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
Prague, Czechia
Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.
Prague, Czechia
The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
Placerville, California
Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.
Grass Valley, California
A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.
Nevada City, California
California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.
Nevada City, California
This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.
Cebu City, Philippines
This holy site either displays a centuries-old cross or a complete fake.
Cebu City, Philippines
A small statue of child Jesus given by Magellan in 1521
San Francisco, California
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
San Francisco, California
The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.
San Francisco, California
Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.
San Francisco, California
The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
Alameda, California
Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.
San Francisco, California
The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
Kansas City, Missouri
A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
San Jose, California
An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.
San Francisco, California
A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.
Berkeley, California
A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.
Berkeley, California
A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.
Berkeley, California
An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.