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12 January 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 Gros-Horloge (Rouen, France)

Between a Gothic cathedral made famous by the paintings of Claude Monet, and the old market square where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake, runs a small pedestrian street known as Rue du ...
Paraty, Brazil
Texas Legation (London, England)
Fort Wayne’s Famous Coney Island (Ft. Wayne, Indiana)

Pete’s Tavern (New York, New York)

Pete’s Tavern in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan, is a historic pub and local literary attraction. Thanks in part to a somewhat strange relationship with writer O. Henry, the bar now called Pete’s has ...
The Big Chicken (Marietta, Georgia)
Sobrino de Botín (Madrid, Spain)
Fraunces Tavern (Manhattan, New York)

Prince of Wales Hotel (Waterton, Alberta)

Located just north of Glacier National Park, high on a bluff overlooking Waterton Lake and the small town of Waterton, Alberta, the Prince of Wales Hotel is one of the most photographed in the world. ...
San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. What to Know Before You Go.

For several years now San Juan del Sur, on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua has been a getaway for savvy travelers looking for inexpensive beach vacations and perfect, gently rolling surf. With lots of things ...
Navigating the Witches Market (La Paz, Bolivia)

La Paz, Bolivia is a city where the modern and the ancient walk hand in hand. A city where you can unironically hear a jazz pan flute from a shop window and it doesn’t seem ...
The World’s Oldest Clocks

While nearly every person walking the planet can now look at their wrist or in their pocket to discover the time, it was not always that way. There was in fact a time, and not ...

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 ...
Quito, Ecuador

Flanked by volcanoes and near the Galapagos Islands, Quito, Ecuador is one of the most unique cities in South America. Located in the northern highlands in the Guayllabamab river basin, Quito is the closest capital ...
The Temple of Heaven (Beijing, China)

Located in southern Beijing, The Temple of Heaven was first constructed in 1420 in the 18th year of the reign of Ming emperor Yongle. The Temple of Heaven was extended and renovated during the reigns ...
Uluru (Northern Territory, Australia)

Uluru, formerly known to much of the world as Ayers Rock, is a giant sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia. The area around the formation is home ...

Rialto Bridge (Venice, Italy)

The Rialto Bridge, known in Italy as Ponte di Roalto is the oldest of the four main bridges to span the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Serving as the divide between the districts of San ...
Tower Bridge (London, England)
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge (Budapest, Hungary)
Dragon Bridge (Da Nang, Vietnam)
Stari Most (Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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 ...
The Millennium Arches “Arcos del Milenio” (Guadalajara, Mexico)

Los Arcos del Tercer Milenio (The 3rd Millennium Arches), more commonly known as Arcos del Milenio (The Millennium Arches) is an architectural work/art instillation in Colonia Jardines del Bosque in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, in ...
“Transcendence” (Portland, Oregon)

Portland, Oregon is somewhat known for being a refuge of sorts for people looking to leave an artistic impact on the world, making the sculpture Transcendence fit right in. Fittingly located in the brickwork at ...
The Gateway Arch (St. Louis, Missouri)

St. Louis, Missouri, located along the western bank of the Mississippi River on the border with Illinois is home to the tallest manmade arch in the world. The Gateway Arch is a 630 foot (192m) ...

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