Places Edited by stephginla

Hilltop monument to the victory of a new nation in the Franco-Prussian War.

An oversized bluebird statue returns to its rightful place on Vilano Beach pier.

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.