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Snoopy the World Traveller

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Snoopy the World Traveller

This statue of Snoopy on vacation is just outside the kids area at Minneapolis Saint Paul International was one of a series of 101 Snoopy statues created in 2000.

Standing wave at Habitat '67, Montreal

Montreal, Québec

Standing wave at Habitat '67, Montreal

Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.

Berlin Wall Segment

Montreal, Québec

Berlin Wall Segment

A fragment of one of history’s most famous walls stands as a reminder of unity in a culturally divided city.

Flaming Lips Alley

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Flaming Lips Alley

In Oklahoma City's Bricktown, there's a street that don't use jelly.

Inasmuch Foundation Crystal Bridge Conservatory

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Inasmuch Foundation Crystal Bridge Conservatory

An indoor botanical garden for tropical plants looks like a giant cylinder lying on its side.

Holy City of the Wichitas

Cache, Oklahoma

Holy City of the Wichitas

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.

Parallel Forest

Lawton, Oklahoma

Parallel Forest

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

Buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge.

Lawton, Oklahoma

Wichita Mountains Buffalo Herd

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

Grave of Geronimo

Lawton, Oklahoma

Fort Sill

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

H.U. Lee International Gate

Little Rock, Arkansas

H.U. Lee International Gate and Garden

A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.

The "Little Rock"

Little Rock, Arkansas

The "Little Rock"

Yup, that's where the name came from.

The Kaskaskia Dragon.

Vandalia, Illinois

The Kaskaskia Dragon

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

Flood High Water Marks

Paducah, Kentucky

Flood High Water Marks

A visualization of three catastrophic floods that led to the creation of the famed Flood Wall.

Toof Building and outside of Chess Club

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis Chess Club

This is the 2nd oldest chess club in the United States, hosting many tournaments and lessons.

Minnehaha Falls

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minnehaha Falls

This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.

The Empress of Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

The Empress of Little Rock

The finest example of Gothic Queen Anne Architecture in the U.S. was built out of rivalry and spite.

The canyon, in all its striking beauty.

Iceland

Fjaðrárgljúfur

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

Vík í Myrdal Church

Vik, Iceland

Vík í Myrdal Church

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.

Laufskalavarda.

Iceland

Laufskálavarða

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

Hollywood Theater

Portland, Oregon

Hollywood Theater

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

DEVIL-ish Little Things Museum.

Vancouver, Washington

DEVIL-ish Little Things Museum

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

I Yam What I Yam

Alma, Arkansas

Popeye Statue

Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.

The walkway through the temples.

Tarxien, Malta

Ħal Tarxien Prehistoric Complex

One of Malta’s most important Neolithic sites sits in a suburban area south of the country’s capital.

Old Abe

Madison, Wisconsin

Old Abe

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

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