Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mellon Institute Columns
Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.
Padua, Italy
Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.
Padua, Italy
Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."
Great Missenden, England
This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).
Northchurch, England
"The Most Wonderful Wonder that ever appeared to the Wonder of the British Nation."
England
A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.
Cherhill, England
The geoglyph once sported a glass bottle eye.
Alton Barnes, England
This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.
Folkestone, England
One English town's celebratory landmark spurred more trouble than anticipated.
Swindon, England
England's only square-dimension hill horse was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's coronation.
Whipsnade, England
This unusual geoglyph was built as a warning so low-flying aircraft wouldn't scare the zoo animals.
Washington, D.C.
A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.
Anstruther, Scotland
The ruins of Scottish sea salt production.
Florián, Colombia
A three-tiered waterfall plummets from a mountain cave with amazing views over the countryside.
Lincoln, Montana
A collection of huge, site-specific sculptures sitting in the Montana woods.
Helena, Montana
Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.
Great Falls, Montana
The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.
Playa Girón, Cuba
A small museum in the Bay of Pigs gives the Cuban perspective on the famously failed U.S. invasion.
Gibsonville, North Carolina
A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.
Loddington, England
The first German gnome who popularized the garden decoration.
Stilton, England
Competitors race wooden replicas of pungent blue cheese.