Reykjavik, Iceland
Monument to the Unknown Bureaucrat
Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.
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Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.
Reykjavik, Iceland
A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
Mechanicsville, Virginia
The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
Richmond, Virginia
A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.
Richmond, Virginia
This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.
Staunton, Virginia
Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
Charlottesville, Virginia
An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.
London, England
3,000 family pets and military animals are buried in this London graveyard.
New York, New York
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
Brooklyn, New York
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Locals say Williams' ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.
Brattleboro, Vermont
Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.
McLean, Virginia
The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.
England
A historic house left in "dramatic still life."