19 February 2026

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West Kern Oil Museum

West Kern Oil Museum (Taft, California)

When people outside California think about the San Joaquin Valley (which they rarely do), it’s often farms that fill their minds. While there are plenty of farms here, this inland region of California is also

Giant Artichoke in Castroville, California

Giant Artichoke (Castroville, California)

Naturally low expectations are not unexpected for a restaurant that attracts tourists with a giant artichoke, but there’s a rich farming history behind Castroville, California’s Giant Artichoke. It was Spanish settlers who originally brought artichokes

Shoes on the Danube Bank

Shoes on the Danube Bank (Budapest, Hungary)

Located on the Pest side of the Danube Promenade, about 300 meters (980 ft) south of the Hungarian Parliament, Shoes on the Danube Bank is a memorial sculpture in Budapest, Hungary. Conceived by film director

Spam Museum

The Spam Museum (Austin, Minnesota)

Austin, Minnesota is home to a special museum dedicated to one particular brand of canned precooked meat. The museum’s first home at Austin’s Oak Park Mall opened as the Hormel Foods First Century Museum in

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  • Budapest was never a city that held tightly to the communist ideals of moderation or humility.  It was more the beer drinking, rock-n-roll obsessed cousin that came to all the family gatherings but was always ...
  • Marble Arch
    Designed in 1827 by famed architect John Nash as the state entrance to the cour d’honneur of Buckingham Palace, the Marble Arch is one of the most fittingly named roadside attractions in the world.  Literally an ...
  • Home to the government of California, the California State Capitol building located in Sacramento, California is an example of neoclassical architecture.  Listed with the National Register of Historic Places since 1973, and as a California ...
  • The Breakaways
    One of Outback South Australia’s best-kept secrets, The Breakaways Conservation Park, previously known as The Breakaways Reserve or just The Breakaways is a protected region in South Australia 21 miles north of Coober Pedy.  Under the management ...

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES

  • The Great Barrier Reef
    The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system and single structure.  Located off the coast of Queensland, Australia, the reef system is composed of more than 2,900 individual reefs and encompasses more ...
  • The Great Wall of China winding its way up a hill
    The Great Wall of China is one of The New7Wonders of the World, and with its 13,171 miles (21,196 km) of length is actually a series of fortifications, earth mounds, and small connecting walls rather ...
  • The city of Pompeii was once a bustling city on a hill just across from the modern city of Naples.  Along with Herculaneum and many small villages in the surrounding area, Pompeii was destroyed by ...
  • High above the Sacred Valley and tucked away from prying eyes for hundreds of years, Machu Picchu is a 15th century Inca citadel that sits on a mountain ridge 7970 feet ( 2,430m) above sea ...

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  • The Fab Four sculpture in Liverpool, England
    For a large portion of the world Liverpool, England is known for one thing.  Being the birthplace of the Beatles.  And while there are plenty of things that make Liverpool a great place to visit, ...
  • Neptune's Fountain
    Neptune’s Fountain, at the end of Schönbrunn Garden at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria, sits at the head of a water reservoir established in 1776. The famous fountain built under the direction of Johann Wilhelm ...
  • The Women's Table at Yale
    The Women’s Table at Yale was designed by Maya Lin, the famous alumni best known for designing the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington in 1982, and is the most visible sign of the commemoration of ...
  • Carhenge
    In the great tradition of replicas of England’s famous Stonehenge, the city of Alliance, Nebraska offers the world Carhenge. Located int eh High Plains region of the United States, this interesting replica uses cars stacked ...