Bayport, New York
The Long Island Sphinx
A century ago, aspiring socialites climbed on this cement beast with the hopes of marrying a millionaire.
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Bakersfield, California
Big Shoe Repair
Get your footwear fixed inside a 30-foot-long shoe built by an obsessive cobbler in 1947.
Taipei, Taiwan
Hexing Coal Mine
A glimpse into Taiwan's coal-mining past.
Washington, D.C.
Museum of the Palestinian People
This small museum is dedicated to telling the 4,000-year story of Palestinian history, culture, and resistance.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Governor’s House
Visit the remains of a notorious Victorian-era correctional facility.
Tucson, Arizona
Petroglyphs at Signal Hill
This small hill features the most notable collection of petroglyphs in Saguaro National Park.
Modena, Italy
Lovers of Modena
Archeologists can't decide if these two hand-holding skeletons were brothers or lovers.
Seattle, Washington
Freeway Park
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Taupō, New Zealand
Taupō McDonald's Airplane
Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell McDonald's
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Martinstor McDonald's
Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.
Odate, Japan
Akita Dog Visitor Center
An Akita-themed facility modeled after the old Shibuya Station, erected in honor of Hachiko, a famously loyal dog.
Montreal, Québec
Irish Commemorative Stone
This boulder commemorates thousands of Irish immigrants that were victims of "ship fever."
New York, New York
Dream House
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
Brooklyn, New York
Reanimation Library
Obscure and obsolete publications are given new life as works of art.
New York, New York
Lexington Candy Shop
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
St. Louis, Michigan
Toxic Town Marker
This marker tells the story of a town’s toxic past.
Edinburgh, Scotland
'The Cutty Stool'
A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.
Loštice, Czechia
Museum of Olomouc Cheese
This entire museum is dedicated to a single smelly delicacy.
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Miss Laura’s Brothel Museum
The only brothel on the National Register of Historic Places.
Velha Goa, India
Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount
This 16th-century hilltop chapel is one of the oldest churches in Old Goa.
Seattle, Washington
The Wall of Death
A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.
North Bend, Washington
Snoqualmie Tunnel
This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.
Seattle, Washington
The Red Hall at Seattle’s Central Library
A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.
