Belfast, Northern Ireland
'Alec the Goose'
The statue honors a beloved bird that once roamed St. George's Market.
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
St. George's Market
The last Victorian market in Belfast.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker
Originally commissioned as a sculpture to reflect the history of Belfast's red-light district, the final sculpture has been banned from Belfast public land.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Samson and Goliath
These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Albert Memorial Clock
This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Telegraph Building Belfast Blitz Scars
A small plaque highlights the damage caused by German air raids during World War II.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Europa Hotel
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
Belfast, Northern Ireland
'The Salmon of Knowledge'
A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Royal Avenue
A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast Peace Lines
These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast Titanic Memorial Garden
The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.
Québec City, Québec
Îlot des Palais
An archeological museum hosting some surprising Egyptian artifacts.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Terry Fox Monument
Honoring the adaptive athlete's Marathon of Hope.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas Strip Benchmarks
These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.
Copenhagen, Denmark
‘Liden Gunver’
A somber statue commemorating a Danish merfolk-tale.
Toronto, Ontario
Friar’s Music Museum
A free museum of Toronto’s untold music history hidden inside a drugstore.
Toronto, Ontario
World’s Largest Rainbow Road
A 2,000-foot rainbow-painted bike path marks Toronto’s historic LGBTQ+ beach.
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.
Berlin, Germany
Kaninchenfeld (Rabbit Field)
These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Story Bunker
This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.
Altona, Manitoba
Giant Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
A massive, 76-foot-high version of a Van Gogh painting in Canada’s sunflower capital.
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.
London, England
Walbrook Skulls
It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.
London, England
Viking Tombstone
This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.
