Paris, France
Statue Le Rhinoceros
A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.
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Paris, France
A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.
Paris, France
How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?
Paris, France
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Boston, Massachusetts
Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.
Boston, Massachusetts
This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.
Providence, Rhode Island
A gothic-styled structure that has been the location for several movies.
Providence, Rhode Island
Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.
Providence, Rhode Island
A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.
Providence, Rhode Island
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
San Diego, California
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
San Diego, California
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
San Diego, California
North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.
San Juan Capistrano, California
Oldest building in California still in use.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Tacoma, Washington
A Roman holiday is closer than you think when you use this 1916 staircase inspired by Rome's Piazza di Spagna.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.
Tacoma, Washington
A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.
Victoria, British Columbia
This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.