Sydney, Australia
Eric the Pliosaur
The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.
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Sydney, Australia
Thylacine Taxidermy
A rare specimen of an iconic extinct animal in downtown Sydney.
Sydney, Australia
Sirius Building
Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.
Millers Point, Australia
Sydney Observatory
This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.
Sydney, Australia
Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine
A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.
Sydney, Australia
Trim the Cat
The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.
Sydney, Australia
Cactus and Succulent Garden
Hidden within Sydney’s lush Royal Botanic Garden is a walled cactus rockery and the site of Australia's first zoo.
Sydney, Australia
Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair
A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sydney, Australia
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Denver, Colorado
Jack Swigert Statue
In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
Permanently Closed
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Robot Hall of Fame
This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Fraley's Robot Repair
A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder Teahouse
This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.
Washington, D.C.
Benjamin Grenup Monument
This grisly headstone doesn’t seem to be resting in peace.
Washington, D.C.
Glenwood Cemetery's Chainsaw Sculptures
The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.
Chicago, Illinois
Bob Newhart Statue
Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.
Nîmes, France
Maison Carrée Reconstructed Inscription
The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.
Corofin, Ireland
The Burren
A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.
Oslo, Norway
Oslo Opera House
The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.
Fort Meade, Maryland
National Cryptologic Museum
A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.
Washington, D.C.
Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Washington, D.C.
The Lockkeeper's House
A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.
Washington, D.C.
Potomac Park Flood Levee
This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.
Washington, D.C.
Daguerre Monument
Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.
