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18 August 2018

The Closing Era (Denver, Colorado)

Designed by Preston Powers, son of nationally famous sculptor Hiram Powers, “The Closing Era” at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver depicts a Native American triumphantly standing over a fallen bison. The artwork was created …

The Mark Twain House (Hartford, Connecticut)

Designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter of New York in the American High Gothic style, the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, Connecticut, was the home of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) and his family …

United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel

Cadet Chapel (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

Considered to be one of the best examples of modern American architecture, the Cadet Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado is the most recognizable building at the United States Air Force Academy and the most visited man-made tourist …

Smallest Post Office in the U.S. (Ochopee, Florida)

The Ochopee Post Office in Ochopee, Florida is the smallest post office in the United States. The little post office that could was once just a humble storage shed on U.S. Route 41. Prior to its life in the service of …

The Women’s Table (New Haven, Connecticut)

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 …

Reschensee (South Tyrol, Italy)

Approximately 1 mile (2 km) south of the Reschen Pass, which forms the border between Italy and Austria in South Tyrol, Italy, sits Reschensee or as it’s commonly called Lake Reschen. The 120 million cubic meter artificial lake ...
The Ariston Café (Litchfield, Illinois)
Uluru / Ayers Rock (Northern Territory, Australia)
The Big Nickel (Sudbury, Ontario)

Fort Wayne’s Famous Coney Island (Ft. Wayne, Indiana)

Fort Wayne’s Famous Coney Island, commonly known as Coney Island celebrated its 100th year in the same location in 2014. Opened by three Greek immigrants in 1914 and purchased by Macedonians immigrants in 1916, this ...
The Big Chicken (Marietta, Georgia)
Ten Oldest Restaurants in the United States
The Space Needle (Seattle, Washington)

The Breakaways (South Australia)

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 ...
The Tsar Bell (Moscow, Russia)

If giant bells are your thing, the Tsar Bell is an absolute must see. The Tsar Bell, also known as the Tsarsky Kolokol, the Tsar Kolokol III, and the Royal Bell, is a 6.14 meter ...
Rainbow Mountain (Cusco, Peru)

In the Ausangate mountain region of the Peruvian Andes just a few hours outside of Cusco, Peru are mountains so uncommonly colored that they have become internationally known as Rainbow Mountain (not to be confused with The ...
Monument Valley

Monument Valley is a large region of the Colorado Plateau and a Navajo Tribal Park, the equivalent to a national park. The isolated red mesas and sandstone buttes are surrounded by empty, but beautifully colored ...

The Taj Mahal (Agra, India)

On the south bank of the Yamuna river in Agra, India sits the most famous mausoleum in the world. Perhaps the greatest monument ever built for love and loss, the Taj Mahal, commissioned in 1632 ...
The Statue of Liberty (New York, New York)

The Statue of Liberty (French: La Liberté éclairant le monde), was a gift to the United States from the people of France and was dedicated on 28, October, 1886. The statue itself is technically called ...
Pompeii (Italy)

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 ...
Chichen Itza (Yucatán, Mexico)

Located in the eastern portion of Yucatán state in Mexico, the ruins of Chichen Itza stand as the single greatest example of Mayan architecture. This sacred site was one of the greatest Mayan centers of the Yucatán ...