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36.0126, -93.8878
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37.9333, -107.6800
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51.7423, 14.3730
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Brighton, England
West Pier
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
50.8216, -0.1508
Brighton, England
The Royal Pavilion
Regency-era excess on the English Coast.
50.8223, -0.1377
Austin, Texas
Austin Moonlight Towers
Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.
30.2717, -97.7452
Austin, Texas
HOPE Outdoor Gallery
Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.
30.2336, -97.6623
Austin, Texas
Congress Bridge Bats
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
30.2617, -97.7452
Austin, Texas
Uncommon Objects
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
30.2291, -97.7830
Austin, Texas
Cathedral of Junk
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
30.2186, -97.7714
Austin, Texas
Museum of the Weird
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
30.2670, -97.7387
Nashville, Tennessee
Concrete Parthenon
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
36.1497, -86.8132
Memphis, Tennessee
The Jungle Room at Graceland
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
35.0460, -90.0230
Memphis, Tennessee
Sun Studio
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
35.1393, -90.0377
Memphis, Tennessee
Peabody Hotel Duck March
Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.
35.1427, -90.0518
Saint Andrews, Scotland
Hamish McHamish Statue
This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.
56.3393, -2.7965
Falkirk, Scotland
Falkirk Wheel
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
56.0003, -3.8417
Grangemouth, Scotland
The Kelpies
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
56.0191, -3.7553
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh
One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.
55.9652, -3.2091
Edinburgh, Scotland
Greyfriars Bobby
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
55.9471, -3.1928
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Heart of Midlothian
A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.
55.9496, -3.1919
Edinburgh, Scotland
Mary King's Close
17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.
55.9501, -3.1882
San Antonio, Texas
Mission San Jose
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
29.3614, -98.4783
The Colony, Texas
Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum
A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.
33.0694, -96.8587
San Francisco, California
Research Departments, California Academy of Sciences
A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.
37.7700, -122.4663
San Francisco, California
Spreckels Temple of Music
An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.
37.7699, -122.4685
San Francisco, California
Dangling Legs at the Piedmont Boutique
The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.
37.7703, -122.4463
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