Burlington, Vermont
Burlington Earth Clock
Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.
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Burlington, Vermont
Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.
Bahamas
A full-scale sculpture of a mermaid and baby grand piano hidden underwater by David Copperfield.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A Norwegian church that was built before Wisconsin was even a state has been entirely moved to a nicer spot.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Triangular House built on a leafy residential street in St. Paul.
Three Forks, Montana
A collection of 16,000 antlers crammed beautifully into a small shed.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Hamtramck, Michigan
A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.
Naucalpan, Mexico
An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."
Arbutus, Maryland
The 320-year-old tree that greeted General Lafayette and rerouted an interstate highway.
Barnsley, England
These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists.
Thirsk, England
England's largest white horse isn't even white.
Itter, Austria
German and American troops joined forces to defend this fortress during the strangest battle of World War II.
Bremerton, Washington
The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
A surreal pile of colorful junk fills a small yard in an otherwise gray neighborhood.
Derby, England
This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.
Meyrin, Switzerland
CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.
L'Agulhas, South Africa
This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.
Daly City, California
Two pillars set 10 paces apart commemorate the "last notable American duel."
Karachi, Pakistan
The bulletproof cross stands at the only operational Christian cemetery in Pakistan's most populated city.
Eyemouth, Scotland
A poignant memorial shows the widows and children left heartbroken by the worst fishing disaster in Scottish history.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.