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24 February 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 …

‘Claudia’ The Lazy Cow (Montreal, Quebec)

‘Claudia’ by Joe Fafard is perhaps one of the greatest sculptures of a cow on the planet. Resting on a small patch of grass, Claudia seems ready to fall asleep in the late afternoon sun. ...
The Home of Sliced Bread (Chillicothe, Missouri)
Amstel House (New Castle, Delaware)
The Big Chicken (Marietta, Georgia)

Antoine’s (New Orleans, Louisiana)

Being able to say a business is “Family owned and operated” is often a badge of honor, but Antoine’s in New Orleans, Louisiana, having been a family affair since 1840 takes it to another level ...
The Market Square of Bruges | The Markt (Bruges, Belgium)
Dewar’s Candy (Bakersfield, California)
The Big Chicken (Marietta, Georgia)

LOVE (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Robert Indiana’s LOVE sculpture permanently resides at the John F. Kennedy Plaza in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and has become such a symbol of the park that it’s most commonly referred to as Love Park. Made of ...
Osaka Central Public Hall (Osaka, Japan)

Since its construction in 1918, the red brick Osaka City Central Public Hall with its bronze dome, has become a symbol of the city itself. Built in the neo-Renaissance style, the public hall was designed ...
Griffith Observatory (Los Angeles, California)

Featured in more than 30 major motion pictures, the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California became an international symbol of the city after it was used in two scenes from James Deans “Rebel Without a ...
Parque Santander (Leticia, Colombia)

In the sleepy border town of Leticia, Colombia, Parque Santander is a unique spectacle. The park is not just unique for Colombia but there is truly nothing else like it anywhere in the world. Each ...

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...

Big Dam Bridge (Little Rock, Arkansas)

Though it was originally supposed to be called the Murray Bridge, the Big Dam Bridge in Arkansas is a much better name. The bridge pedestrian and bycycle bridge spans the Arkansas River and between Little ...
Dragon Bridge (Da Nang, Vietnam)
Peace Bridge (Calgary, Alberta)
R.E.M. Murmur Railroad Trestle (Athens, Georgia)
Nine Arches Bridge (Ella, Sri Lanka)

Fraunces Tavern (Manhattan, New York)

Located in downtown Manhattan and just a few blocks from Wall Street, Fraunces Tavern was first opened in 1762. Fraunces is one of the Ten Oldest Restaurants in the United States, the oldest operating tavern ...
The Space Needle (Seattle, Washington)
The Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, California)
The City That’s a National Historic Landmark. (Cape May, New Jersey)
Anson Opera House (Anson, Texas)

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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...

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