Edinburgh, Scotland
David Hume's Statue
Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The Writers' Museum
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.
Washington, D.C.
General Sheridan's Horse Rienzi Winchester
This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.
Louisville, Kentucky
Golden Statue of David
The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.
London, England
The Ghost of a Flea
William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Book Sculptures
Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.
Asheville, North Carolina
Flat Iron Sculpture
This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Evans/Ellis Cemetery
Seven people are buried in the middle of what's now a movie theater parking lot.
New Windsor, New York
Storm King Art Center
100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.
Elmira, New York
Mark Twain's Grave
The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.
Edison, New Jersey
Menlo Park Lightbulb
A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.
New Haven, Connecticut
Grave of Arthur Twining Hadley
A Yale University president wears full samurai garb in one of America’s oldest cemeteries.
London, England
Beauchamp Tower
Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.
Buffalo, New York
Blocher Memorial
An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.
New York, New York
The Ramble Cave
Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.
New York, New York
Jeffrey's Hook Light
Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
Halethorpe, Maryland
Maryland's 3rd Congressional District
A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.
Washington, D.C.
Capitol Bollards
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.
Washington, D.C.
Congressional Cemetery
The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Access Hatch
Daredevil repair workers can worm their way out the access hatch, loop ropes over the apex and rappel down the monument.
Washington, D.C.
Organization of American States Building
The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.
Washington, D.C.
The Lockkeeper's House
A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.
Washington, D.C.
Potomac Park Flood Levee
This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.
Washington, D.C.
Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
