San Francisco, California
Long Now Orrery
A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.
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San Francisco, California
A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.
Iceland
Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.
Iceland
Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.
Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Iceland
What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.
Iceland
Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Peoria, Illinois
A massive bur oak tree believed to be some 500 years old is the centerpiece of this quiet urban greenspace.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.
Peshtigo, Wisconsin
A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Beautiful scenery, history, science, and physics come together in this remnant of shipping lore.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
The world's only bushplane museum captures the spirit of the early planes and pilots and their contributions to northern life in Canada.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
London, England
This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
London, England
A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.
London, England
These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.
London, England
This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
London, England
The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.
Geneva, Switzerland
The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds.
Paris, France
This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.