Washington, D.C.
The Old Patent Model Museum
During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
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Ames, Iowa
Grant Wood Murals
The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.
Taipei, Taiwan
Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101
Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.
Paju, South Korea
Third Tunnel of Aggression
Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Spoonbridge and Cherry
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Shafer, Minnesota
Franconia Sculpture Park
An amazing collection of sculptures and art.
Permanently Closed
Las Vegas, Nevada
'Akhob'
James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Montreal, Québec
Beaudry Metro
Montreal's colorful subway station shows its support of the local LGBT+ community.
Montreal, Québec
Schwartz's
A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.
Montreal, Québec
Marché Bonsecours
A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.
Washington, D.C.
D.C.'s Underground Bald Cypress Fossils
Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.
St. Joseph, Minnesota
Saint John's Abbey Church
A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Monongahela Incline
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Green Gables, Prince Edward Island
Anne of Green Gables Museum
Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Casket Arts Building
A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Digital Orca
A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Prospect Park Water Tower
This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.
Corbett, Oregon
Multnomah Falls
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Bemidji, Minnesota
Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox
These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.
Athens, Wisconsin
45 X 90 Geographical Marker
The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.
Ngong Ping, Hong Kong
Tian Tan Buddha
Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.
Hong Kong
Central-Mid-Levels Escalators
The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.
Hong Kong
Kowloon Walled City Park
Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.
