Bayport, New York
The Long Island Sphinx
A century ago, aspiring socialites climbed on this cement beast with the hopes of marrying a millionaire.
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Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia
Bighorns
This 20-foot-tall sculpture is in honor of the herd of bighorn sheep that call Radium Hot Springs home.
Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Statue of Liberty Replica
This 36-foot-tall bronze Lady Liberty holds a real flaming torch.
New Delhi, India
Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb
Visit a haunted Mughal mosque and the tomb of a Sufi saint and his disciple.
Amana, Iowa
Ronneburg Restaurant
What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.
Mexico City, Mexico
República de Guatemala 28
A trompe l'oeil mural remembers the original colonial building that once stood here.
Paris, France
The Wall of Philip II Augustus
The remains of the medieval wall that once surrounded Paris with ties to the construction of the Louvre.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad
Three historic trains run on a half-mile track that features a tunnel.
Carson City, Nevada
Nevada State Museum
The museum is housed inside the historic 1863 Carson City Mint.
Minyirr, Australia
Gantheaume Point
Spectacular rock formations host dinosaur footprints and an old hydrotherapy pool.
Yorba Linda, California
Richard Nixon's Resignation Helicopter
The helicopter that "Tricky Dick" absconded from the White House in on his last day in office.
Denham, Australia
Emu Rising Mosaic
This public work of art pays tribute to an early Aboriginal Australian constellation pattern.
Pilcopata, Peru
Jardín de Picaflores Inkamazonia
The Peruvian Andes are a center of hummingbird diversity, and this garden offers an opportunity to see more than 30 species of hummingbirds.
Thomasville, North Carolina
'The Chair'
A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.
Jakarta, Indonesia
Indonesia’s first escalator
The country’s first escalator is located in department store filled with batiks and beautiful Indonesian products.
Charlwood, England
Lowfield Heath Windmill
A group of committed locals restored this centuries-old windmill to its original condition.
Las Cañadas del Teide, Spain
The GREGOR Mirror
A space-grade telescope mirror lies discarded in the shrubs.
Lancaster, South Carolina
North Corner Boundary Stone
The last refinements in the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary were marked with this stone.
Tanumshede, Sweden
"Oh Yeah Woo Yeah"
The rock carving that became an internet meme.
Glasgow, Scotland
Lion and Unicorn Staircase
This emblematic representation is said to bring the students good fortune.
Burgos, Spain
El Papamoscas
For more than half a millennia, this automaton has rung an hourly bell.
Prilep, North Macedonia
Mound of the Unbeaten
One of Bogdan Bogdanović's first spomeniks honors those who died during the People's Liberation Struggle in Macedonia.
Tiroran, Scotland
The Fossil Tree and Burg
On a corner of the Ardmeanach peninsula on the Isle of Mull, a 50 million-year-old fossil tree hides in the coastal cliffs.
Washington, D.C.
The Kreeger Museum
The legacy of a wealthy executive and his wife, this little-known art museum features works by Picasso, Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, and more.
