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Generator and compressor in the engine room

Whitburn, England

Souter Lighthouse

When built, the technology here made Souter the most advanced lighthouse in the world but, nowadays, it is a tourist attraction and a (reputedly) haunted vacation spot

It’s a Small World Clock

Guangwu Village, Taiwan

It’s a Small World Clock

The last of Tokyo Disneyland’s whimsical mechanical clocks can be found in Taipei

Remnants of the Rattanakosin Walls

Bangkok, Thailand

Remnants of the Rattanakosin Walls

Remainders of the defenses established at the start of the previous era in Thai history

Puerta del Aire

Leganés, Spain

Puerta del Aire

This grand gate stands as a striking emblem of local openness and connection to the world

Dorchester Heights Monument

Boston, Massachusetts

Dorchester Heights Monument

This marble tower commemorates the first victory of George Washington and a major turning point in the American Revolution

Nairobi National Park

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi National Park

A pristine wildlife habitat against the backdrop of skyscrapers, nicknamed "The World’s Wildlife Capital"

Bunghole Liquors

Salem, Massachusetts

Bunghole Liquors

A cheeky name, colorful merchandise, and spooky ghost stories

Leprosy of Saint Bernard

Saint-Denis, Réunion

Leprosy of Saint Bernard

France's last leper colony is now a historic shopping center

Alamitos Discovery Well

Signal Hill, California

Alamitos Discovery Well

Here began Southern California's oil boom over 100 years ago

Book Burning Memorial

Berlin, Germany

Book Burning Memorial

An empty bookshelf commemorates the books which were lost during the infamous event

Caverne Milodon au Chili

Natales, Chile

Milodon Cave Natural Monument

The prehistoric home of an enormous ground sloth that once roamed Patagonia

Rear of Hôtel des Mille Collines

Kigali, Rwanda

Hôtel des Mille Collines

The actual “Hotel Rwanda” that became a hiding place and refuge from the horrors of genocide in 1994.

Gëlle Fra

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Gëlle Fra

Luxembourg's most popular statue since 1923 has been missing for... 26 years!

Fisher Building, Detroit, MI 8/22/2024

Detroit, Michigan

Fisher Building

It's been called “Detroit’s largest art object.”

Vegetation on Piute Creek.

California

Piute Creek & Fort Piute

The only perennial creek in the Mojave Preserve is also the site of an 1860s fort.

‘Straight Flush’

Toronto, Ontario

‘Straight Flush’

A free James Turrell artwork all to yourself

Collapsed kilns.

Pahrump, Nevada

Wheeler Kilns

Collapsed charcoal kilns in the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

Maputo, Mozambique

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

It stands out for its elegant white neoclassical design and twin bell towers that define Maputo’s skyline and make it one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks.

Brandberg White Lady

Arixa Ams, Namibia

Brandberg White Lady

An ancient Namibian rock pictograph of a white lady is actually a man.

The museum sits on the route to Yellowstone National Park and is 60 miles south of the Black Hills.

Chadron, Nebraska

Fur Trade Museum & Bordeaux Trading Post Site

A fur trade museum in western Nebraska stands on the reconstructed footprint of a 19th-century trading post.

Sponsored By Visit Nebraska
The mansion is open for tours and special events through the Arbor Day Foundation.

Nebraska City, Nebraska

Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum

At this leafy estate, one man’s passion for trees grew into Arbor Day.

Sponsored By Visit Nebraska
Plaque marking the Texan Embassy

London, England

The Embassy of the Republic of Texas

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

Club Med Ruins

Governor's Harbour, Bahamas

Club Med Ruins

A crumbling Caribbean resort hidden just steps from a beautiful pink sand beach.

Cars of Socialism Museum

Peshtera, Bulgaria

Cars of Socialism Museum

A small, but very well curated, museum of cars, propaganda, and toys of socialist Bulgaria.

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