Austin, Texas
The Texas State Cemetery
A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.
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Austin, Texas
A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.
Austin, Texas
To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.
Austin, Texas
Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.
Austin, Texas
Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.
Austin, Texas
Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.
New York, New York
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Manchester, New Hampshire
This humble resting place belongs to one of history's most celebrated restaurateurs.
Manchester, New Hampshire
One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.
Manchester, New Hampshire
This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.
Tokyo, Japan
A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.
Oxon Hill, Maryland
The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.
Alexandria, Virginia
This pharmacist and his patient greet visitors to the National Community Pharmacists Association.
Westerly, Rhode Island
Tucked away in downtown Westerly is America's first shark history museum.
Liverpool, England
This whimsical public art installation is a unique homage to Liverpool's industrial heritage.
Iceland
A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.
Höfn, Iceland
This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.
Reykholt, Iceland
This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.
Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
Kolkata, India
A monument to the British doctor who connected mosquitoes to malaria.