St. Joseph, Minnesota
The Saint John's Bible
The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.
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St. Joseph, Minnesota
The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Amarillo, Texas
A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.
Royse City, Texas
This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.
Plano, Texas
Cockroach Museum features roach celebrities and live hissing cockroaches.
Waxahachie, Texas
A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.
Waxahachie, Texas
A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.
Aurora, Texas
This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.
Mineral Wells, Texas
Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.
Mineral Wells, Texas
Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.
Glen Rose, Texas
Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.
Bushland, Texas
The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.
Amarillo, Texas
A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Columbia, Pennsylvania
North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.
Lier, Belgium
A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.
Beijing, China
This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.
Paris, France
This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.
Charlotte, North Carolina
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.