The Robe Obelisk (Robe, Australia)
The Robe Obelisk was erected on Cape Dombey in 1852, and was used to aide in navigation through the entrance into Guichen Bay as well as storing rocket projected lifesaving equipment. The rockets carried baskets …
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Glenfinnan Viaduct (Glenfinnan, Scotland)
The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Highlands of Scotland, the viaduct overlooks the Glenfinnan Monument …
Nine Arches Bridge (Ella, Sri Lanka)
The Nine Arches Bridge is a colonial era railway bridge in Sri Lanka built in 1921. It is one of the best examples of the style in the world and is completely built without the …
Sant Miquel d’Engolasters Church (Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra)
Built in the 11th-12th century, Església de Sant Miquel d’Engolasters is one of the best and most beautiful examples of churches in the Romanesque style anywhere in Andorra. The 12th century was the height of Romanesque art …
Plymouth Rock (Plymouth, Massachusetts)
Plymouth Rock is the site of disembarkation of the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620. It is most likely that the Plymouth Pilgrims did not take their first step onto the rock simply …
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 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 …
Bruce and Brandon Lee’s Graves (Seattle, Washington)
In the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle near Volunteer Park is a little hidden attraction that is visited by more than 10,000 people a year. Just halfway up a small hill with a beautiful view …
The Rundetårn (Copenhagen, Denmark)
The Rundetårn (literally the round tower) is a 34.8 m high tower with a smooth slanted spiral corridor instead of stairs. The 209m (964 foot) long spiral ramp winds itself around the hollow core of …
Titanic Grave Markers (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
When RMS Titanic began her journey to New York, USA from Southampton, England on 10, April 1912, nobody onboard believed their ill-fated story would end in Halifax, Nova Scotia of all places. It was here …