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Pont de las peixateries velles

Girona, Spain

Pont de les Peixateries Velles (Eiffel Bridge)

Designed by Gustave Eiffel before his famed tower.

Flies on the corner.

Girona, Spain

Flies of Saint Narcís

These fly sculptures are scattered around the city and represent the patron saint of Girona.

Verfmolen de Kat

Zaandam, Netherlands

Verfmolen De Kat

This windmill has been grinding pigments for traditional paints for more than 200 years.

This black locust is the oldest tree in Paris.

Paris, France

Oldest Tree in Paris

This 400-year-old tree is actually an immigrant from North America.

The Gate House, one of the remains of Richmond Palace.

London, England

Remains of Richmond Palace

This site was once home to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.

Arab Baths of Girona

Girona, Spain

Arab Baths of Girona

A historic structure inspired by Roman, Muslim, and Jewish bath houses.

Besakih Temple

Rendang, Indonesia

Besakih Temple

Bali’s Mother Temple, a breathtaking complex that rises serenely up the side of an active volcano.

The Cheyenne Depot Museum celebrates the significance of this stunning rail structure in U.S. transportation and architectural history.

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Cheyenne Depot Museum

This historic Union Pacific Railroad depot is a stunning symbol of American post-Civil War progress.

This unusual linear clock shows the time all around the world.

London, England

The World Time Today

Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.

A marker making the "first shot" claim.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg’s First Shot Marker

This is the spot where the bloodiest battle in the American Civil War may have started.

Look up at the Martyrs' Monument in Old Calton Cemetery.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Governor’s House

Visit the remains of a notorious Victorian-era correctional facility.

Temple Bar.

London, England

Temple Bar

Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.

What appears to be an ancient Greek ruin is, in fact, a colossal mess.

Edinburgh, Scotland

National Monument of Scotland

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

Sign outside the tunnel leading from Market Street to Franklin Court

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Benjamin Franklin Museum and Court

This overlooked courtyard and museum celebrate Benjamin Franklin's life and achievements.

Pond Life: Albertopolis and the Lily by Monster Chetwynd on display in 2024.

London, England

Gloucester Road Underground Station Disused Platform

The extra platform at Gloucester Road has been used for art displays for over 25 years.

View from below.

Urubamba, Peru

Machu Colca

This archaeological site features an early version of today’s refrigerators.

Even at almost a century old, the Cyclone's size is impressive.

Brooklyn, New York

The Cyclone

A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.

Courtesy National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

'Ginevra de’ Benci' Portrait

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

Square Victoria

Montreal, Québec

Paris Métro Sign at Victoria Square

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

"Trois Disques" in Parc Jean-Drapeau.

Montreal, Québec

‘Trois Disques’ ('Three Disks')

A swaggering, monumental souvenir of the most extravagant party Montreal’s ever thrown.

The exterior of Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montréal, Québec (Canada).

Montreal, Québec

Oratoire St. Joseph

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

Marche Bonsecours

Montreal, Québec

Marché Bonsecours

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

George Square Imperial Measurements

Glasgow, Scotland

George Square Imperial Measurements

A small collection of objects of a bygone era hide in plain view.

Callum

Edinburgh, Scotland

'Callum'

This painting of a beloved dog will be on display at the Scottish National Gallery at long as the museum exists.

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