Étretat, France
Monument L'Oiseau Blanc
In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen.
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Étretat, France
In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen.
Eden, Utah
This massive metal sculpture in the shape of a folded paper airplane overlooks a Utah mountain.
Kobe, Japan
A museum run by retired highway engineers who helped rebuild after the Great Hanshin Earthquake.
Vienna, Austria
Designed as a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Austrian history.
Fallon, Nevada
Unopened beer cans are left at this monument to honor the Navy men who lost their lives during a training mission.
Atlanta, Georgia
It’s all about the Benjamins at this Atlanta museum with interactive exhibits.
Keilor North, Australia
Cooled, fractured lava formed this geometric rock feature.
Sedalia, Colorado
This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.
Porto Seguro, Brazil
This stone monument marks the beginning of Portugal's presence in Brazil.
Point Lonsdale, Australia
William Buckley escaped from prison and is said to have spent years hiding in this seaside cave.
Ilhéu das Rolas, São Tomé and Príncipe
The equator passes through this tiny island in the eastern Atlantic.
Sulphur, Oklahoma
Once the smallest park in the national system.
Dover, England
A granite plane marks the site where a French aviator completed the first airplane flight across the English channel.
Aline, Oklahoma
The only remaining sod house Oklahoma built by a homesteader in 1894.
Skopje, North Macedonia
In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.
Budapest, Hungary
A relic of World War I that now exist as a piece of public art.
Alexandria, Virginia
Dedicated to a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who was also a bird watcher and artist.
Cedar City, Utah
Irontown was founded in 1868, as a second attempt to mine iron from the nearby Iron Mountain.
Duckwater, Nevada
Despite the name, it's unclear if this small depression in northern Nye County was actually caused by falling space debris.
Rock Springs, Wyoming
This sandstone building is a relic of the Overland Trail.
Tirana, Albania
A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.
Rømø, Denmark
Danish whalers once brought back whale bones to use as building materials in places where wood was scarce.
Baltimore, Maryland
Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.
Bunkerville, Nevada
Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.