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The plaque at West 74th Street and Central Park West.

New York, New York

Henry Bliss Plaque

A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

Notice the magic carpet rider can be seen in the top right.

New York, New York

Flying Carpet Over Isfahan

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

The Hidden Colonial Cemeteries of Oyster Bay

Oyster Bay, New York

The Hidden Colonial Cemeteries of Oyster Bay

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.

Maison sans Escalier (The House Without Stairs)

Saint-Étienne, France

Maison sans Escalier (The House Without Stairs)

An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.

Pool of Arches.

Ramla, Israel

Pool of Arches

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

Horses in marble stalls

Wuxi Shi, China

Hailan Horse Culture Museum

A palatial horse museum outside Shanghai is home to the most pampered horses in the world.

World Artifacts on the Tribune Tower Walls

Chicago, Illinois

World Artifacts on the Tribune Tower Walls

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Endicott History and Heritage Center

Endicott, New York

Endicott History and Heritage Center

A collection of artifacts from two worldwide industries that called Endicott, NY home.

The Donauquelle.

Donaueschingen, Germany

Donauquelle

The great Danube river starts here.

The Power Station.

New York, New York

Power Station

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

Rollout of the Soyuz rocket for the Expedition 21 mission, September 28, 2009.

Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Baikonur Cosmodrome

World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.

National Capitol Columns

Washington, D.C.

National Capitol Columns

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

The Broken Kilometer

New York, New York

Broken Kilometer

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.

Holmdel Horn Antenna

Holmdel, New Jersey

Holmdel Horn Antenna

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.

Broken section of the bell.

Moscow, Russia

Tsar Bell

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

Looking down the hall to the bunker

Moscow, Russia

Bunker-42

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

Bomarzo Monster

Bomarzo, Italy

The Monsters of Bomarzo

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Pratt's Steam Whistle Christmas
Permanently Closed

Brooklyn, New York

Pratt's Steam Whistle Christmas

Steam out your ears for New Year's Eve.

Stardust Sign, August 2025

Las Vegas, Nevada

The Neon Museum

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The High Roller

Las Vegas, Nevada

High Roller

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Not-so-hidden Histories Exhibition

Las Vegas, Nevada

Burlesque Hall of Fame

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

Maria
Permanently Closed

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Robot Hall of Fame

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

RKK Energiya Museum

Korolyov, Russia

RKK Energiya Museum

This iconic Russian space museum sits on a landmark space production facility and houses the Vostok 1, the first manned spacecraft, that was also built here.

At Star City's Hydro Lab, an entire mock spacecraft is submerged in a tank filled with water, the density of which helps to recreate the feeling of weightlessness for cosmonauts.

Shchyolkovo, Russia

Star City

Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.

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