Gland, Switzerland
Toblerone Line
This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.
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Gland, Switzerland
This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Marseille, France
This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Madrid, Spain
An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Boston, Massachusetts
Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.
Boston, Massachusetts
Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.
Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Paris, France
This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
St. Louis, Missouri
This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.
Nashville, Tennessee
The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.
Duluth, Minnesota
This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Brussels, Belgium
Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.