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Ronald McDonald Boll Weevil Statue

Enterprise, Alabama

Ronald McDonald Boll Weevil Statue

A statue in Enterprise, Alabama hailing the fast food giant Ronald McDonald, stylized as a boll weevil.

Sadly the tree has cracked down the trunk.

Scottish Borders, Scotland

The Capon Tree

A 1,000-year-old oak and one of the last surviving trees of the ancient Scottish Jedforest.

Langlais Art Preserve

Cushing, Maine

Langlais Art Preserve

The life’s work of a sculptor preserved in the Maine woods.

Cap City Video Lounge

Tallahassee, Florida

Cap City Video Lounge

The last surviving video rental shop in Tallahassee doubles as a cult cinema and community hub.

The First Map of the United States

Washington, D.C.

The First Map of the United States

This map, on display in the Library of Congress, and one of only seven known to exist, is the very first map of the United States.

The Labyrinth of Rome

Rome, Georgia

The Labyrinth of Rome

This labyrinth was designed to help visitors focus and meditate.

Brownie The Depot Dog

Rome, Georgia

Grave of Brownie the Depot Dog

Tombstone of a dog that greeted passengers at the Southern Railway Depot.

Martha Berry's original cabin.

Rome, Georgia

The Berry College Campus

World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres.

The Maine Lobsterman statue stands in the heart of Portland, in a plaza near the city's Old Port.

Portland, Maine

Maine Lobsterman Statue

A bronze sculpture in the heart of Portland represents Maine’s most defining industry.

Grave of Joseph Stillwell Cain Jr. (October 10, 1832 – April 17, 1904)

Mobile, Alabama

Joe Cain’s Grave

Pay your respects to the man who revived the Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile, Alabama.

The Snake Wall

Gainesville, Florida

The Snake Wall

This roadside installation gives travelers a chance to stretch their legs. Don't worry—it doesn’t bite!

Charles F. Mills Grave Bell

Thunderbolt, Georgia

Charles F. Mills Grave Bell

A 19th-century cemetery device to ensure that the prematurely buried would be "saved by the bell."

Pig Monument

Tennille, Georgia

Pig Monument

An odd and heartwarming stone marker enshrines the moment a community saved a farmer's pig that fell in a well.

Buchanan Swinging Bridge

Buchanan, Virginia

Buchanan Swinging Bridge

Sway your way across Virginia’s longest river on a rickety wooden bridge.

View of the full general store from the second floor.

Chattanooga, Tennessee

MoonPie General Store

This beloved American snack was conceived by a hungry coal miner.

Decorative drainpipe on the former Waring home (Chippewa Square).

Savannah, Georgia

Dolphin Drainpipes

These ornate, fish-shaped water spouts guard Savannah’s historic facades.

Artifacts and Oddities

Augusta, Georgia

Pexcho’s American Dime Museum

An authentic recreation of a 19th-century museum for "working class folks."

James Brown Statue in James Brown Plaza

Augusta, Georgia

James Brown Plaza

A towering tribute to the Godfather of Soul.

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."

Spanish Arch

Galway, Ireland

Spanish Arch

Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.

An error in marble.

Washington, D.C.

Misspelling at the Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.

Beastie Boys Mural

Jacksonville, Florida

Beastie Boys Mural

Ch-Ch-Check out the world's largest hand-painted 3D mural.

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