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The Wellington Wind Phone

Wellington, Florida

The Wellington Wind Phone

Honor lost loved ones at this serene wind phone hidden in an environmental preserve.

Luffar-Lasse Roundabout

Trollhättan, Sweden

Luffar-Lasse Roundabout

A mosaic tribute to a hitchhiking cat turned national celebrity.

Entrance to the Urartian tomb

Yerevan, Armenia

Urartian Tomb of Yerevan

Hidden 2600-year-old Urartian tomb is located in close proximity to a busy shopping mall.

Downtown Container Park

Las Vegas, Nevada

Downtown Container Park

A unique shopping and dining park created from old shipping containers and filled with local businesses.

Scotland’s favorite soft drink.

Glasgow, Scotland

Site of the Invention of Irn-Bru

A tongue-in-cheek marker at the place where Robert Barr supposedly created Scotland’s favorite soft drink.

German Mining Museum

Bochum, Germany

German Mining Museum

The world’s largest museum dedicated to mining, complete with an underground show cave.

Enkiri Enoki

Tokyo, Japan

Enkiri Enoki

A small shrine run entirely by vending machines.

Rig Museum "Mr. Charlie" side profile

Morgan City, Louisiana

Rig Museum

The only place in the world where the general public can walk aboard an authentic offshore drilling rig.

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Bamburgh, England

St Aiden’s Church and Crypt

A church instrumental in the spreading of Christianity in England and the final resting place of hundreds of Saxons.

Boros Collection

Berlin, Germany

Boros Collection

Art and concrete merge into a single entity within a WWII bunker that possesses a deeply storied and turbulent history.

The nine-pound banana split sundae is best when shared.
Permanently Closed

Fairmont, West Virginia

The Poky Dot

This technicolor classic diner is known for its nine-pound banana splits and retro flair.

Sponsored By West Virginia Department of Tourism
A group sitting down to milkshakes.

Kenova, West Virginia

Griffith & Feil Soda Fountain

A family-run store in an 1892 pharmacy still slings old-fashioned sodas.

Sponsored By West Virginia Department of Tourism
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Bjelovar, Croatia

Barutana Memorial Area

Site of a massive 1991 ammunition depot explosion that marked a turning point in the Croatian War of Independence.

Full statue with reliefs at its base.

Hamburg, Germany

Hans Albers Monument Reliefs

Carved scenes of sex work and unglamorous labour beneath a cultural hero.

Maison Culturelle du Tapis

Marrakesh, Morocco

Maison Culturelle du Tapis

A unique museum focusing on the history of carpets and fabrics from different tribes and eras in Moroccan history.

McRaven - Mississippi's most haunted house

Vicksburg, Mississippi

McRaven Tour Home

Built in 1797, this is Mississippi’s most haunted house.

Los Lagartos Statue

El Paso, Texas

Los Lagartos Statue

This statue is in the center of San Jacinto Plaza, commemorating the live alligator pond that once stood in the area.

Music Box Theatre

Chicago, Illinois

Music Box Theatre

A historic 1929 art-house cinema that features independent, classic, cult, and foreign films in an atmospheric setting.

Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall

Taiwan

Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall

Where Taiwan found its oil...

Green Mountain Falls Skyspace

Green Mountain Falls, Colorado

Green Mountain Falls Skyspace

A James Turrell Skyspace located in the mountains of Colorado.

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Ruda Śląska, Poland

The Blast Furnace of Huta Pokój

A towering relic of Upper Silesia’s industrial past, the blast furnace of Huta Pokój stands as a monumental reminder of the region’s former role as one of Central Europe’s most important iron and steel production centers.

Hope Cathedral

Fredrikstad, Norway

Hope Cathedral

A floating interfaith chapel made from ocean plastic.

Looking at the Remanents of the Combination Shaft as it Sits Today

Virginia City, Nevada

The Combination Shaft

At one time, it was the second deepest mine shaft on the planet!

Plaque

Glasgow, Scotland

Absolute Zero Discovery Point

On this spot Lord Kelvin allegedly discovered absolute zero.

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