Taichung City, Taiwan
Cho Myeong-ha Incident Monument
A trilingual monument marks the site of a Korean independence activist's assassination attempt on a Japanese prince in Taiwan.
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Taichung City, Taiwan
A trilingual monument marks the site of a Korean independence activist's assassination attempt on a Japanese prince in Taiwan.
Lancaster, South Carolina
This former courthouse is allegedly the site of the last witch trial in the United States.
El Trapiche, Panama
An infamous former prison is now a biodiverse national park.
Brooklyn, New York
A labor of love by laborers in the sign-making business.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Memphis, Tennessee
Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.
Hamburg, Germany
A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
With a 90-foot wingspan, the world’s largest loon sculpture stands outside Allianz Field.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."
Anacortes, Washington
This public park features intricate stone architecture, mosaics, and walkways.
St Mary's, Colorado
Colorado’s most beloved glacier is an imposter.
Eccles, England
Despite being 30 miles from the coast, this suburb is home to a lighthouse thanks to a permitting loophole.
Viterbo, Italy
For two decades in the 13th century, the papacy operated from this palace in central Italy, which served as the site of the first—and longest—papal election conclave in history.
Mesquite, Nevada
A concrete arrow from a 1920s airmail navigation network.
Port Townsend, Washington
Built in 1890, this is the last remaining wooden fire bell tower in the United States.
Southampton, England
This bright ship once guided vessels towards the Port of Southampton.
Taipei, Taiwan
Learn all about Taiwanese financial history from inside a former high-security vault.
Graybull, Wyoming
This largest dinosaur tracksite in Wyoming is one of the only in the world from the Middle Jurassic Period.
Quitaque, Texas
Welcome to a starkly beautiful sanctuary where the buffalo roam.
London, England
Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.
Wilmington, Delaware
This relief sculpture depicts America’s most famous coffee break.
Baku, Azerbaijan
Look up as you explore Baku’s old town to find a monument to the local feline population.
San Rafael, California
Built from one couple’s vast personal collection, this free museum showcases a century’s worth of state-sponsored agitprop.
Seattle, Washington
These split boulders mark equinoxes and solstices along the Seattle skyline.