Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm Observatory
When this 18th-century observatory's meridian was moved, it set Sweden's time back by 0.04 seconds.
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Stockholm, Sweden
When this 18th-century observatory's meridian was moved, it set Sweden's time back by 0.04 seconds.
Stockholm, Sweden
A Japanese video game arcade hides in the back of a Swedish pool hall.
Solihull, England
This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.
San Francisco, California
The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.
Montclair, New Jersey
Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.
Utsunomiya, Japan
This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.
Bournemouth, England
A museum based on the collection of a Victorian family. Housed in a remaining Victorian villa.
Wareham, England
Inside this 11th-century church, a medieval-style tomb of the World War I hero known as "Lawrence of Arabia."
Broadstone, England
The biologist's fossilized headstone was meant to reflect his love of nature. Its, ahem, unusual shape is probably just a coincidence.
Washington, D.C.
The first museum in the U.S. to address human rights issues in China.
Gmunden, Austria
These are probably the most beautifully crafted toilets you've ever seen.
Newfield, New Jersey
Thousands of Matchbox cars spanning generations call this New Jersey barn home.
Hellerup, Denmark
Danish observation tower designed to look like a giant beer bottle.
New York, New York
Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.
St. Augustine, Florida
Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.
New York, New York
Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.
Wanaka, New Zealand
New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.
Monterey, California
The stately birthplace of California's statehood.
New York, New York
Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
Hinckley, Ohio
Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.
Chicago, Illinois
The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.
Abuja, Nigeria
This igneous rock monolith towers above the surrounding landscape just outside the Nigerian capital.
Weehawken, New Jersey
The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.