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Eros Bendato.

St. Louis, Missouri

Eros Bendato

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

Wainwright State Office Building

St. Louis, Missouri

Wainwright State Office Building

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

View of the alley from Commercial Street.

Provincetown, Massachusetts

Bob Gasoi Memorial Art Alley

Mural fragments and various sculptures honor the longtime artist.

An anti-gentrification message.

San Francisco, California

Clarion Alley

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

Balmy Alley

San Francisco, California

Balmy Alley Murals

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

Egyptian Building

Chino Hills, California

Egyptian Building

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

Generations of ship captains relied on these to find their way.

North Queensferry, Scotland

North Queensferry Harbour Light Tower

One of the world's smallest functioning lighthouse boasts an unexpected connection.

The Cannonball House

Lewes, Delaware

The Cannonball House

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

An error in marble.

Washington, D.C.

Misspelling at the Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.

The Hamlet of Malborghetto

Rome, Italy

Arco di Malborghetto

The meaning behind this triumphal Roman arch was a mystery until the early 20th century.

Regent Bridge

Edinburgh, Scotland

Regent Bridge

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

Arch of Janus

Rome, Italy

Arch of Janus

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

El Arco

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

The Arch of Cabo San Lucas

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

James K. Polk Tomb

Nashville, Tennessee

President James K. Polk's Tomb

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

Saint Mary's Church.

Nashville, Tennessee

Saint Mary of the Seven Sorrows Catholic Church

This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.

Butler’s Run

Nashville, Tennessee

Butler’s Run

This alleyway was named to honor the memory of a beloved local dog.

The beautiful Egyptian Revival interior.

Nashville, Tennessee

Downtown Presbyterian Church

Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.

The Ryman Auditorium Gates, which let out into the alley.

Nashville, Tennessee

Ryman Alley

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

A band at Robert's Western World.

Nashville, Tennessee

Robert's Western World

Fuel your honky-tonking with this venue's unbeatable “Recession Special.”

Display containing the fossil bones

Nashville, Tennessee

Bridgestone Arena Smilodon Bones

These fossilized remains of an ancient saber-toothed cat inspired the mascot of Nashville's NHL team.

Hatch Show Print at dusk

Nashville, Tennessee

Hatch Show Print

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

Hermitage Hotel Men's Bathroom.

Nashville, Tennessee

Hermitage Hotel Men's Bathroom

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

Mary Meinert's memorial at St. James

Marietta, Georgia

St. James Episcopal Cemetery

An elegant Georgian cemetery best known for the grave of the little girl whose murder on Christmas Day remains unsolved.

The New Manchester Manufacturing Company

Lithia Springs, Georgia

The New Manchester Manufacturing Company

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

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