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28 July 2021

The Gherkin

The Gherkin | 30 St Mary Axe (London, England)

Known around the world as “The Gherkin”, one of London’s most recognizable buildings, 30 St Mary Axe is famous for its beautiful design and the stark contrast it offers against the historic city’s skyline. Previously …

Gopher Hole Museum

The Gopher Hole Museum (Torrington, Alberta)

They say that the time to buy a taxidermy squirrel is when you see it, not when you need it. It just so happens that a little museum in Torrington, Alberta is living by that …

Family at the Beach with Kids

6 Tips That Will Make Your First Family Vacation a Huge Success

By: Ted Fernandez Starting a family doesn’t mean you have to give up on travel, but it does mean your adventures look a little different. When you were single, spontaneity was the key to an …

Toy Soldiers in Toronto

Toy Soldiers (Toronto, Ontario)

The Monument to the War of 1812, or as it’s more commonly known, Toy Soldiers, is a large public sculpture in Toronto, Ontario. Situated in the CityPlace neighborhood adjacent to Fort York, Toy Soldiers was …

UFO Landing Pad

UFO Landing Pad (St. Paul, Alberta)

Located in the center of the northeast region of Alberta, the St. Paul town motto “A People Kind of Place!” seems strangely out of tune with the fact that they have the Official World’s First …

Café Du Monde (New Orleans, Louisiana)

Café Du Monde is a New Orleans institution that has been serving sugary biegniets and chickory coffee for more than a hundred years. The Original Café Du Monde Coffee Stand was established in 1862 in the ...
The Liberty Bell (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
LOVE (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Bábolna-McDonald’s (Budapest, Hungary)

Twinings Tea and Coffee Merchants (London, England)

For more than 300 years the Twining has been located right between Westminster with the City of London, an area that 300 years ago was populated with a veritable who’s who of London’s aristocracy. As ...
Fraunces Tavern (Manhattan, New York)
Sobrino de Botín (Madrid, Spain)
Voodoo Doughnut (Portland, Oregon)

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 tall ...
Eilean Donan (Scotland)

Eilean Donan (the “Island of Donan” in Gaelic) with its beautiful castle on the island has a mysterious past and is likely named for 6th century Bishop Donan who came to Scotland sometime around 580 AD. There ...
Wave Rock (Hyden, Western Australia)

Wave Rock is a natural rock formation with one of the most descriptive names an international attraction could possibly have. It is literally a long piece of rock that looks quite like a wave. The ...
The Big Chicken (Marietta, Georgia)

Kentucky Fried Chicken is not generally known for their unique restaurant design, but in Marietta, Georgia The Big Chicken is definitely unique. Built in 1963, as Johnny Reb’s Chick, Chuck and Shake, the 56 foot ...

Machu Picchu, Peru

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 ...
Fraser Island (Queensland, Australia)

Off the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia at over 120 km, Fraser Island in the largest sand island in the world. Famous for its ribbons of colored sand, rocky cliffs, and freshwater pools this island ...
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 ...
Yellowstone

Established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on 1 March, 1872, Yellowstone National Park was the first National Park in the United States. Located in Wyoming, Montana, and ...

Peace Bridge (Calgary, Alberta)

Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, Peace Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that accommodates both cyclists and foot traffic across the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta. Most often referred to as the Finger Trap Bridge, because of its uncanny similarity to a finger ...
Big Dam Bridge (Little Rock, Arkansas)
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge (Budapest, Hungary)
Glenfinnan Viaduct (Glenfinnan, Scotland)
London Bridge (Lake Havasu City, Arizona)

Maryland State House at Annapolis

The Maryland State House at Annapolis is the oldest state capitol in the United States in continuous legislative use. Completed in 1797, the wooden topped structure houses the Maryland General Assembly, the office of the ...
The City That’s a National Historic Landmark. (Cape May, New Jersey)
Garces Circle (Bakersfield, California)
The Empire State Building (New York, New York)
Ernest Hemingway Home (Key West, Florida)

Large Metal Buddy Holly Glasses (El Prado, New Mexico)

Contemporary art is sometimes found in the most unlikely of places and while it’s often designed to stand on its own apart from the rest of the world, that’s not always the case. Located on ...
The Little Mermaid (Copenhagen, Denmark)

The Little Mermaid (Den lille Havfrue) is a 1.25 metres (4.1 ft) tall, 175 kilogram (385 lb) bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, at the water’s edge along the Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen, Denmark. With more than a million ...
Bamahenge (Elberta, Alabama)

In a clearing of pine trees some 600 feet (183 meters) from the entrance to a marina on the Gulf Coast of Elberta, Alabama, there is a remarkably unrealistic recreation of the world famous ancient ...
Spoonbridge and Cherry (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Built by the married artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Spoonbridge and Cherry is the centerpiece and most well-known instillation at the Walker Art Center’s Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Delighting locals and visitors alike since ...

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