London, England
Sir John Franklin Expedition Memorial
A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.
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London, England
A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.
Lake Wendouree, Australia
A collection of busts honor the first 29 prime ministers of Australia.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Seascale, England
The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.
Polldubh, Scotland
The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
Burlington, Vermont
This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
London, England
England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.
Havana, Cuba
His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."
Aberdeen, Washington
A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.
Thirsk, England
The ghosts of Britain's telecommunication past sit rusting away in a small village in England.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.
Atrani, Italy
This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.
Xilin Gol, China
The largest dinosaurs in the world, kissing above the highway.
Akureyri, Iceland
Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?
Woombye, Australia
A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.
San Francisco, California
There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.
Blackpool, England
A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.
Plains, Georgia
This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.
Dallas, Texas
This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.
Dallas, Texas
This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.
San Jose, California
A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.