Cumbernauld, Scotland
The Carrick Stone
An ancient Roman altar named after Robert the Bruce.
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Cumbernauld, Scotland
An ancient Roman altar named after Robert the Bruce.
San Francisco, California
This colorful boulder serves as a canvas for political statements and artistic expression.
Belgrade, Serbia
An eerie fountain commemorating the death of a boy that sparked a small war in the 19th century.
Berlin, Germany
A helicopter memorial commemorating what was once the only way to access this West Berlin exclave.
Framingham, Massachusetts
This penny stopped a bullet and saved a soldier’s life during the American Civil War.
Tacoma, Washington
This site was a school and a center of Japanese-American life before internment.
Ghawr as-Safi, Jordan
This millennium-old site reflects a time when sugar was a treasured commodity.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 1810, free people of color made up more of New Orleans's population than any other Southern city.
Ichinoseki, Japan
This glass-themed tourist park in northern Japan feels like taking a step back in time.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.
Candolim, India
A former prison within a seaside fort has now been turned into an interactive museum.
Saku, Japan
The site of one of the only two star-shaped forts in Japan was used as an elementary school for over a century, much longer than its life as a castle.
Wolcott, New York
This elegant structure at the heart of a Finger Lakes town was originally a drinking fountain.
Nam Theun, Laos
The largest hydroelectric project in Laos created this eerie landscape.
Oak Park, Illinois
The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.
Newport, Rhode Island
This small museum is home to cannons cast by Paul Revere and the last remaining uniform of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
Mariehamn, Åland Islands
One man's journey to return a stone to its point of origin after 200,000 years.
Church Creek, Maryland
The grounds of former plantations where abolitionist Harriet Tubman spent her youth enslaved are now a museum to her incredible life.
Clanton, Alabama
The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.
Hanover, Germany
Blending modern art with Baroque architecture, this wondrous mosaic grotto serves as the late artist's final creation.
Pune, India
Now a small lake, stone quarried from this spot was used to build the local university building.
Paris, France
This oddly shaped boulder in Paris is rumored to be cursed.
Madrid, Spain
At this century-old barbershop, clients used to be entertained with a glass of brandy and a cigar.
Laughlin, Nevada
The gambling entrepreneur who built a city was also an avid collector of classic cars.