Nashville, Tennessee
Concrete Parthenon
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
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Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Paris, France
In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.
Norway
Thousands of birds nest in the cliffs while arctic foxes prowl below.
Sandefjord, Norway
Europe's only museum solely dedicated to the history of whaling still has a fully-functioning whaling ship.
Tønsvik, Norway
At this Arctic outpost, get to know members of the indigenous Sámi community and meet their herds.
Øygarden kommune, Norway
Ruins of two abandoned stations destroyed by the power they sought to harness.
Larvik, Norway
Mysterious man-made rock piles form an ancient cemetery on this rocky beach in Norway.
Oslo, Norway
The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.
Larvik, Norway
Norway's national monument to fallen seamen.
Oslo, Norway
Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.
Bodo, Norway
World's strongest whirlpool.
Rjukan, Norway
For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Stavanger, Norway
Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.
Stockport, England
Great Britain's only hat-making museum.
Manchester, England
A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.
Denver, Colorado
Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Capitan, New Mexico
The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.
Deming, New Mexico
A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.
Deming, New Mexico
In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
At this research institute, the chile is king.
San Antonio, Texas
An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.
Calipatria, California
Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.