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5 May 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 Leaning Tower of Britten (Groom, Texas)

There are more famous leaning towers in the world, but very few of them are in the United States and fewer of them still in Texas. The Leaning Tower of Britten was purchased with the ...
Paraty, Brazil
Brihadeeswarar (Thanjavur, India)
Gas Works Park (Seattle, Washington)

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 ...
McGillin’s Olde Ale House (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Bábolna-McDonald’s (Budapest, Hungary)
Buckhorn Exchange (Denver, Colorado)

Tower Bridge (London, England)

One of the most iconic attractions in London is the Tower Bridge. A combined bascule and suspension bridge that crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London, the Tower Bridge connects the Southwark ...
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 ...
Livingstone–Stanley Monument (Mugere, Burundi)

The Livingstone-Stanley Monument in Mugere, Burundi is the most famous site where virtually nothing happened. Dr. David Livingstone the physician and missionary, met Henry Morton Stanley the journalist and explorer but it wasn’t by chance, ...
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 ...

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England)

Stonehenge, officially known as ‘Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites’, located in Wiltshire, England is a prehistoric monument that consists of a ring of standing stones. Archaeologists believe that Stonehenge was constructed between 3000-2000 BC but ...

The Hartland Bridge (Hartland, New Brunswick)

At 1,282 feet (391m) long, the Hartland Bridge in Hartland, New Brunswick, is the world’s longest covered bridge. Crossing the Saint John River from Somerville to Hartland, the bridge has served the communities since 1901. Before the ...
Tower Bridge (London, England)
Rialto Bridge (Venice, Italy)
Charles Bridge (Prague, Czech Republic)
Glenfinnan Viaduct (Glenfinnan, Scotland)

Ernest Hemingway Home (Key West, Florida)

The Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum is one of the most popular attractions in Key West, Florida, and was the home of world famous author Ernest Hemingway. Located at 907 Whitehead Street across the street ...
The Empire State Building (New York, New York)
Bent’s Old Fort (Otero County, Colorado)
The Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, California)
Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England)

The Hollywood Sign (Los Angeles, California)

The Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles, California has over the course of its life most definitely become more than just a sign. The famous landmark in the Hollywood Hills has become a symbol of everything ...
Neptune Fountain (Vienna, Austria)

Neptune’s Fountain, at the end of Schönbrunn Garden at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria, sits at the head of a water reservoir established in 1776. The famous fountain built under the direction of Johann Wilhelm ...
Jedi Master Yoda Fountain (San Francisco, California)

Visiting the Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco’s Presidio has become something of a pilgrimage for many a fan of the Star Wars universe. And while the hallowed grounds of the Lucasfilm headquarters are ...
“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 ...

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