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A water dragon suns itself on a ledge

Sydney, Australia

Water Dragons of the Chinese Garden of Friendship

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

Eric the Pliosaur

Sydney, Australia

Eric the Pliosaur

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

Trim the Cat.

Sydney, Australia

Trim the Cat

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

Thylacine taxidermy at the Australian Museum

Sydney, Australia

Thylacine Taxidermy

A rare specimen of an iconic extinct animal in downtown Sydney.

A half-smoke sausage from Weenie Beenie

Arlington, Virginia

Weenie Beenie

The last remaining location of a drive-up hot dog stand named after a local pool shark.

View from the main axis.

Milan, Italy

Santa Maria presso San Satiro

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

The strange creature on the Duomo portal

Milan, Italy

Milan's Duomo "Dinosaur"

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

Fortnum & Mason emerging

London, England

The Fortnum & Mason Clock

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

At the entrance to Burlington House stand two K2 telephone boxes.

London, England

K2 Telephone Boxes

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

PsychoBarn
Permanently Closed

London, England

PsychoBarn

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

Allies by Lawrence Holofcener. (Wikimedia Commons)

London, England

Allies Sculpture

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

Jizo statues at Zojoji Temple.

Tokyo, Japan

Garden of Unborn Children

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Fort Worth Water Gardens

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth Water Gardens

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

Showing the supporting posts and expansive limbs.

Johns Island, South Carolina

The Angel Oak

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Vera Cruz

Santa Barbara, California

Vera Cruz

This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.

Lil' Toot.

Santa Barbara, California

Lil' Toot

For over 20 years, Lil Toot has delighted guests with narrated boat rides between Stearns Wharf and Santa Barbara Harbor, becoming a beloved local legend and top-rated experience for visitors.

Dawson-Bailey Spring Site

Arlington, Virginia

Dawson-Bailey Spring Site

This site is believed to be connected to the oldest house in Arlington County.

Gas 'n' God

Arlington, Virginia

Arlington Temple United Methodist Church

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

GW Parkway

Arlington, Virginia

George Washington Memorial Parkway

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

Outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (ncindc/Flickr)

Washington, D.C.

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Catacombs of Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Catacombs of Washington, D.C.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

Historian Bill Lebovich at 2016 Obscura Day tour of the Stones.

Washington, D.C.

The Capitol Stones

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

Wheaton Station Escalator

Silver Spring, Maryland

Wheaton Station Escalator

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

Gravelly Point Park

Arlington, Virginia

Gravelly Point Park

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

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