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11 April 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 …

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 Vegreville Egg (Vergreville, Alberta)
Clown Motel (Tonopah, Nevada)
Dragon Bridge (Da Nang, Vietnam)

Pete’s Tavern (New York, New York)

Pete’s Tavern in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan, is a historic pub and local literary attraction. Thanks in part to a somewhat strange relationship with writer O. Henry, the bar now called Pete’s has ...
Fraunces Tavern (Manhattan, New York)
Central Market Hall | Központi Vásárcsarnok (Budapest, Hungary)
Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop (New Orleans, Louisiana)

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 ...
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 ...
The Liberty Bell (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

The Liberty Bell has become a symbol of American independence partly because it originally hung in the bell tower of the building we have come to call Independence Hall. The Liberty Bell started its life ...
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 ...

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...

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 ...
Stari Most (Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Peace Bridge (Calgary, Alberta)
R.E.M. Murmur Railroad Trestle (Athens, Georgia)
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge (Budapest, Hungary)

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 ...
Garces Circle (Bakersfield, California)
The City That’s a National Historic Landmark. (Cape May, New Jersey)
Isaac Newton’s Apple Tree (Lincolnshire, England)
The Empire State Building (New York, New York)

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 ...
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 ...
World’s Tallest Filing Cabinet (Burlington, Vermont)

Built in 2002 by local artist Bren Alvarez, the world’s tallest filing cabinet is more than a stack of 38 drawers. The tower is a piece of art titled “File Under File Under So. Co., Waiting for…” ...
The Statue of Liberty (New York, New York)

The Statue of Liberty (French: La Liberté éclairant le monde), was a gift to the United States from the people of France and was dedicated on 28, October, 1886. The statue itself is technically called ...

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