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The aligned segments create a human head.

Charlotte, North Carolina

David Černý's Metalmorphosis

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

Memorial to the Women of World War II.

London, England

Memorial to the Women of World War II

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

Locks on the Pont des Arts
Permanently Closed

Paris, France

Paris Padlocks of Love

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Grave of Vincent and Theo van Gogh, Auvers-sur-Oise, France

Auvers-sur-Oise, France

Grave of Vincent and Theo van Gogh

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

Flame of Liberty

Paris, France

Flame of Liberty

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

Atalaya

Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

Atalaya

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

New tea plants in the greenhouse.

Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina

Charleston Tea Garden

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

Poe's Tavern.

Sullivan's Island, South Carolina

Poe's Tavern

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

The Three Light House

Eastham, Massachusetts

Three Sisters Lighthouses

These three lighthouses played a fundamental role in the maritime life of Eastham.

God's Acre Healing Springs

Blackville, South Carolina

God's Acre Healing Springs

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

Full Headstone of the man who lived 421 years

Savannah, Georgia

Colonial Park Cemetery

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins

St. Helena Island, South Carolina

St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

Old Sheldon Church Ruins

Yemassee, South Carolina

Old Sheldon Church Ruins

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

UFO Welcome Center
Permanently Closed

Bowman, South Carolina

UFO Welcome Center

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

Edisto Bottle Tree

Edisto Island, South Carolina

Edisto Mystery Tree

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

Remains of South Carolina's second brick powder magazine (source: spinkk/Atlas Obscura)

Summerville, South Carolina

Dorchester, South Carolina's Abandoned Town

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

Old North Church

Boston, Massachusetts

Old North Church

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Gold markers pay tribute to participants of Boston Tea Party

Boston, Massachusetts

Copp's Hill Burying Ground

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Typical Boston gravestones showing the winged death head

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston's Old Burying Grounds

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Mt. Auburn Cemetery

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Mount Auburn Cemetery

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

Headstone of Henry David Thoreau

Concord, Massachusetts

Author's Ridge

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

Harvard Shaker Lollipop Graveyard

Harvard, Massachusetts

Harvard Shaker Lollipop Graveyard

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

"Webster Lake"

Webster, Massachusetts

Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

Redemption Rock

Princeton, Massachusetts

Redemption Rock

This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.

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