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Québec City, Québec

Îlot des Palais

An archeological museum hosting some surprising Egyptian artifacts.
Samuel Dubois Added by Samuel Dubois
Thunder Bay, Ontario

Terry Fox Monument

Honoring the adaptive athlete's Marathon of Hope.
Added by cdanesh
Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas Strip Benchmarks

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Copenhagen, Denmark

‘Liden Gunver’

A somber statue commemorating a Danish merfolk-tale.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Toronto, Ontario

Friar’s Music Museum

A free museum of Toronto’s untold music history hidden inside a drugstore.
Liisa Added by Liisa
Toronto, Ontario

World’s Largest Rainbow Road

A 2,000-foot rainbow-painted bike path marks Toronto’s historic LGBTQ+ beach.
Liisa Added by Liisa
Berlin, Germany

Mengenlehreuhr (Berlin Clock)

The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Berlin, Germany

Kaninchenfeld (Rabbit Field)

These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Berlin, Germany

Berlin Story Bunker

This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.
Zabitha Added by Zabitha
Altona, Manitoba

Giant Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’

A massive, 76-foot-high version of a Van Gogh painting in Canada’s sunflower capital.
Added by maranako
Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis Pyramid

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.
Michael Reinhardt Added by Michael Reinhardt
London, England

Walbrook Skulls

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Viking Tombstone

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

The Four Mother Goddesses

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Mexico City, Mexico

Xochimilco Raised Fields

These floating gardens show what Mexico City used to look during the Aztec Empire.
Porden Added by Porden
London, England

The Barbican Estate

This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.
Added by martinsamuelsson
Washington, D.C.

D.C. War Memorial

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
satxwdavis Added by satxwdavis
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.
satxwdavis Added by satxwdavis
New York, New York

Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
New York, New York

Grand Central Ceiling Dark Patch

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
New York, New York

Union Square Metronome

The most confusing clock in New York.
Added by Henry
New York, New York

Giant Needle and Button

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
New York, New York

Roosevelt Island Tramway

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Copenhagen, Denmark

Elephant Gate

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.