Helsinki, Finland
Sibelius Monument
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
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Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Valencia, Spain
This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.
Valencia, Spain
This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.
Valencia, Spain
Walk into an underground archeological dig, the site of the Roman Forum that was once the center of Valencia.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Poughkeepsie, New York
This sound-art installation features songs composed using only the Mid-Hudson Bridge as an instrument.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.
New York, New York
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
New York, New York
Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.
New York, New York
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
United States Minor Outlying Islands
An abandoned guano-mining city in the South Pacific.
Ottawa, Ontario
The metal truss bridge served as the sole entry point to an "isolation island" for smallpox outbreaks throughout the 1870s and early 1940s.
Bilbao, Spain
Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.
Ottawa, Ontario
This illuminated sign was the first of its kind in Canada and remains a vestige of the Atomic Age.
Sydney, Australia
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Ottawa, Ontario
Now a public art piece, this curious metal feature originally advertised a tinsmith's services.
Ottawa, Ontario
These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.
Ottawa, Ontario
A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.
Ottawa, Ontario
A boardwalk winds above this beautiful bog full of wildlife and a rare type of turtle.
Ottawa, Ontario
The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.
Ottawa, Ontario
Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.