Pristina, Kosovo
Gazimestan
The site of a legendary 14th-century battle and a controversial 20th-century speech.
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Pristina, Kosovo
The site of a legendary 14th-century battle and a controversial 20th-century speech.
Kansas City, Missouri
How did the front of a supersonic jet make its way to a display case in a Kansas City yard?
Fredericton, New Brunswick
This bullfrog grew to an alleged weight of 42 pounds on a diet of whiskey, baked beans, and June bugs.
Fredericton, New Brunswick
An exhibit dedicated to a physicist who dedicated his life to proving the existence of UFOs.
Trois-Rivières, Québec
The former site of the world's largest paper mill is now a museum preserving the heritage of Canada's pulp and paper industries.
Des Moines, Iowa
Dedicated to the humanitarian efforts of the state's former governor.
Kamakura, Japan
The preserved ruins of the Hōjō clan’s palatial estate, hidden in the basement of a tourist information center.
Des Moines, Iowa
A unique work of outsider art sourced from scrap metals and signifies conservation.
Vernon, Nevada
A well-preserved set of ruins not far from Lovelock.
London, England
At the center of London’s oldest roundabout stands an obelisk that was erected in 1771, but spent several decades elsewhere.
Bocairent, Spain
This human-made cave is one of the many snow storage chambers that supported the ice supply industry in the Sierra Mariola area.
Washington, D.C.
The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.
Washington, D.C.
The revival of a classic Art Deco theater.
Copenhagen, Denmark
An unconventional and naturalistic sculpture depicting the artist marking his territory on an exterior faculty wall.
Velha Goa, India
All that remains of a 16th-century Jesuit school is this carved, worn gate.
Panaji, India
This cannon was part of a 16th-century fort near Miramar Beach in Panaji.
Bocairent, Spain
This decorative arch symbolizes the history of this medieval village but still maintains a modern purpose.
Magadan, Russia
This eerie sculpture overlooks what was known as the Road of Bones under Joseph Stalin.
Tacoma, Washington
This waterfront restaurant was the life of the party until a crime syndicate burned it to the ground.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dedicated to the neverending mathematical constant, this plaque next to a park bench was sponsored by an anonymous benefactor.
Busselton, Australia
The longest timber-piled jetty in the world has an underwater observatory.
Penha de França, India
Believed to have been the longest bridge in the world when it was completed in 1634.
Somerset, Pennsylvania
The site where nine miners were trapped underground for over 77 hours in 2002.
Yachiyo, Japan
The strange “kaiju” of Lake Imba that allegedly killed over a dozen men with a single strike of lightning.