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14 July 2026

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 …

Isaac Newton's Apple Tree

Isaac Newton’s Apple Tree (Lincolnshire, England)

An old and gnarled apple tree at Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire, England would be interesting but not particularly noteworthy if it happened to live in any other place at any other time. One particular tree however …

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 …

The Athens Double-Barreled Cannon (Athens, Georgia)

Designed by John Gilleland of Athens, Georgia, the Athens’ Double-Barreled Cannon is a one of a kind relic from the Civil War. The concept behind the 1863 cannon was that two small cannon balls connected ...
Clamshell Shell Station (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
San Francisco Cable Cars (San Francisco, California)
Billy Carter’s Service Station (Plains, Georgia)

Bábolna-McDonald’s (Budapest, Hungary)

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 ...
Fraunces Tavern (Manhattan, New York)
Big Texan Steak Ranch (Amarillo, Texas)
Antoine’s (New Orleans, Louisiana)

Plum Orchard Mansion (Cumberland Island, Georgia)

Designed by the well known firm Peabody and Stearns whom had been hired by Lucy Carnegie to design the home for her son George Lauder Carnegie (the nephew of Andrew Carnegie) and his wife Margaret ...
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge (Budapest, Hungary)

Named in honor of István Széchenyi and opened in 1849, the Széchenyi Chain Bridge (often simply called The Chain Bridge) is a suspension bridge that spans the River Danube between the western and eastern side ...
Pamukkale (Turkey)

Made of white limestone and travertine terraces, the thermal springs in the Denizili Province of southwestern Turkey are the world’s most famous hot springs. Since classical antiquity people have been drawn to the thermal springs ...
The Liberty Bell (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

The Liberty Bell has become a symbol of American independence partly because it originally hung in the bell tower of the building we have come to call Independence Hall. The Liberty Bell started its life ...

The Walls of Ávila (Ávila, Spain)

The Walls of Ávila, in central Spain are a well known and widely recognized symbol of the city, and it is highly likely that they are the main reason Ávila is one of the most ...
Saint Basil’s Cathedral (Moscow, Russia)

Located on the edge of Red Square and just a stones throw from the Moscow River, Saint Basil’s Cathedral is one of the most recognized churches in the world, second only to St Peter’s Basilica ...
Stari Most (Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Widely considered to be one of the most exemplary pieces of Islamic architecture in the Balkans, Stari Most, commonly referred to as the Old Bridge, was an Ottoman bridge in the city of Mostar in ...
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 ...

Nine Arches Bridge (Ella, Sri Lanka)

The Nine Arches Bridge is a colonial era railway bridge in Sri Lanka built in 1921. It is one of the best examples of the style in the world and is completely built without the ...
Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, Australia)
The Brooklyn Bridge
Peace Bridge (Calgary, Alberta)
The Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, California)

Bodiam Castle (Robertsbridge, England)

Bodiam Castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England is a moated castle built in the late 14th century. Built by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III in 1385, Bodiam Castle helped defend ...
Maryland State House at Annapolis
The Hollywood Sign (Los Angeles, California)
The Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, California)
Isaac Newton’s Apple Tree (Lincolnshire, England)

Garces Circle (Bakersfield, California)

Anybody that has spent time in a small town knows that directions are often given by landmarks rather than streets. Bakersfield, California, despite having a population greater than Iceland is not unlike many other small ...
The Coral Castle (Homestead, Florida)

Created by the eccentric Latvian American Edward Leedskalnin (1887–1951), the Coral Castle in Homestead, Florida is one of the roadside attractions of legend. The oolite limestone structure is entirely gated and bizarre beyond explanation. Leedskalnin ...
Cadillac Ranch (Amarillo, Texas)

There are a few things that make Amarillo, Texas a special place, and chiefly among them is definitely Cadillac Ranch. The internationally recognized roadside attraction and art instillation was created by San Francisco residents Chip ...
The Big Nickel (Sudbury, Ontario)

Located at the Dynamic Earth Science Museum in Sudbury, Ontario, is a nine meter (30 ft) tall Canadian nickel. The idea for the distinctly Canadian roadside attraction and tourist destination known as The Big Nickel ...

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