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29 May 2023

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 Big Bat

The Big Bat (Louisville, Kentucky)

The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory is not just a home to the world-famous baseball bat producer. It’s also a place for them to show off some of their heritage and more importantly, it’s home …

London Arch (Victoria, Australia)

The London Arch, previously known as London Bridge in the Port Campbell National Park of Victoria, Australia is a unique and beautiful geological feature that occurs in many places around the world but at this ...
Monuments des Martyrs (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
Bruce and Brandon Lee’s Graves (Seattle, Washington)
Hospital in the Rock (Budapest, Hungary)

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 Bloomsbury Tavern (London, England)
McGillin’s Olde Ale House (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Voodoo Doughnut (Portland, Oregon)

Mill Ends Park (Portland, Oregon)

Mill Ends Park is the smallest urban park in the world. Located in a median strip on the SW Naito Parkway in Portland, Oregon, Mill Ends Park is a circle shaped plot of land 2 ...
The London Eye (London, England)

The Millennium Wheel, most commonly referred to by its common name, The London Eye, is located on the south bank of the River Thames in London, England and stands for all to see as one ...
Lombard Street (San Francisco, California)

It’s rare that a truly great roadside attraction is actually a road, but there are a few examples around the world and one of them is definitely Lombard Street in San Francisco, California. Lombard Street is ...
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 ...

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Great Wall, China

The Great Wall of China is one of The New7Wonders of the World, and with its 13,171 miles (21,196 km) of length is actually a series of fortifications, earth mounds, and small connecting walls rather ...

Charles Bridge (Prague, Czech Republic)

The Charles Bridge (Karlův most) is one of the places where pictures do no justice compared to standing there and taking in the breathtaking views. With historic and beautiful architecture on both sides of the ...
Big Dam Bridge (Little Rock, Arkansas)
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge (Budapest, Hungary)
Stari Most (Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Glenfinnan Viaduct (Glenfinnan, Scotland)

The Original Starbucks Coffee (Seattle, Washington)

The first Starbucks Coffee shop in the Pike Place Market of Seattle, Washington is the most famous of the coffee chains locations but it’s not actually the first. While it is most commonly called the ...
The Walls of Ávila (Ávila, Spain)
Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.)
The Space Needle (Seattle, Washington)
Bent’s Old Fort (Otero County, Colorado)

The Angel of the North (Gateshead, England)

The Angel of the North is quite possibly the greatest and most famous contemporary sculpture that most people around the world have never seen, which is interesting because it’s actually seen by one person every ...
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 ...
Two Rabbits (St. Louis, Missouri)

Sculptor Tom Claassen is known for creating subject matter that seems light and weightless while actually being nearly permanent and immovable. His untitled piece, commonly refereed to as “Two Rabbits”, at the Citygarden in St. ...
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 ...

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