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8 March 2021

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 …

The Old Fresno Water Tower

Old Fresno Water Tower (Fresno, California)

Completed in November of 1894, the Old Fresno Water Tower, designed by Chicago architect George Washington Maher is a historic water tower listed on the National Register of Historic Places. One of Fresno’s most distinctive …

Billy Carter's Service Station

Billy Carter’s Service Station (Plains, Georgia)

Billy Carter, the younger brother and proverbial thorn in the side of the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter, was known as much for his lust for life as for his famous sibling. …

The Pickle Barrel House

The Pickle Barrel House (Grand Marais, Michigan)

Built in 1926 by the Pioneer Cooperage Company, the Pickle Barrel House, a historic piece of novelty architecture, is exactly what it sounds like, a larger-than-life pickle barrel that served as a summer home for …

World's Largest Beaver

World’s Largest Beaver (Beaverlodge, Alberta)

In July 2004, the northwestern Alberta town of Beaverlodge unveiled a three-meter high beaver, known unimaginatively as the Beaverlodge Beaver, to mark its 75th anniversary. Located just off of Highway 43 in a small park …

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 ...
Bamahenge (Elberta, Alabama)
Monument of States (Kissimmee, Florida)
The Walls of Ávila (Ávila, Spain)

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 ...
The Original Starbucks Coffee (Seattle, Washington)
Bábolna-McDonald’s (Budapest, Hungary)
Central Market Hall | Központi Vásárcsarnok (Budapest, Hungary)

The Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia)

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system and single structure. Located off the coast of Queensland, Australia, the reef system is composed of more than 2,900 individual reefs and encompasses more ...
Pamukkale (Turkey)

Made of white limestone and travertine terraces, the thermal springs in the Denizili Province of southwestern Turkey are the world’s most famous hot springs. Since classical antiquity people have been drawn to the thermal springs ...
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 ...
Helen, Georgia

Helen, Georgia is a little replica of a Bavarian alpine city located in the Appalachians rather than the Alps. The design was mandated through zoning regulations adopted in 1969 and turned this former declining logging ...

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 ...
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 ...
Petra, Jordan

Famous for its rock cut architecture and advanced water conduit system, Petra is a historical city and archaeological site in Jordan. Inhabited since prehistoric times, Petra served as an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt, and ...
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 ...

London Bridge (Lake Havasu City, Arizona)

The 1831 London Bridge was the last project of engineer John Rennie and was completed by his son, also named John Rennie (often called John Rennie the Younger). Prior to its life in sunny Arizona, the bridge spanned ...
Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, Australia)
Peace Bridge (Calgary, Alberta)
The Brooklyn Bridge
Stari Most (Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

The Empire State Building (New York, New York)

The Empire State building, located on Fifth Avenue between West 33rd and 34th Streets in Manhattan, New York City was once the tallest building in the world for almost 40 years. With a roof height ...
Ernest Hemingway Home (Key West, Florida)
The Walls of Ávila (Ávila, Spain)
The Original Starbucks Coffee (Seattle, Washington)
Abraham Lincoln’s Home (Springfield, Illinois)

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 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 ...
The Closing Era (Denver, Colorado)

Designed by Preston Powers, son of nationally famous sculptor Hiram Powers, “The Closing Era” at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver depicts a Native American triumphantly standing over a fallen bison. The artwork was created ...
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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