Year: 2017

The Stravinsky Fountain

Discover The Stravinsky Fountain in Paris, France: A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Travel Town Museum

Discover Travel Town Museum in Los Angeles, California: A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

Camp Hayden

Discover Camp Hayden in Port Angeles, Washington: An abandoned World War II bunker part of a chain that runs throughout Washington.

Buckner Mansion

Discover Buckner Mansion in New Orleans, Louisiana: This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

Replica of the Matthew

Discover Replica of the Matthew in Bristol, England: An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

Natur-Park Südgelände

Discover Natur-Park Südgelände in Berlin, Germany: Art installations, derelict railcars, and endangered grasshoppers all call this south Berlin park home.

The Sanctuary Museum

Discover The Sanctuary Museum in Lakewood, Ohio: An old church full of restored Catholic statues is a makeup artist's labor of love.

Welcome to the Zutphen city walk

Welcome to the Zutphen city walk. Zutphen is a corruption of Sutfene which means something like Zuidveen. It is a swampy area to the south of the current city center of Zutphen. Zutphen was one of the four capitals in the area of ​​the Duke of Gelre…

Sant’Elpidio a Mare – Historic centre

Have you ever been to Sant’Elpidio a Mare in the centre of Italy? It is a very small town, nevertheless… it is worth a visit! As a matter of fact Sant’Elpidio a Mare is rich in history and traditions. It is on a hill not far from the A…

Solvang Heritage Walk

Velkommen ‘til Solvang, as we say in Danish–Welcome to Solvang! Upon first glance, it may look like you are in a Danish fairytale land, complete with windmills, brightly painted half-timber buildings and a statue of the fabled “Little …

Ferndell Nature Museum

Discover Ferndell Nature Museum in Los Angeles, California: A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Crypt of the São Paulo Cathedral

Discover Crypt of the São Paulo Cathedral in São Paulo, Brazil: The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

Abandoned DeJarnette Sanitarium

Discover Abandoned DeJarnette Sanitarium in Staunton, Virginia: A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

Confederate Mound

Discover Confederate Mound in Chicago, Illinois: The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

Headstone-Eating Trees

Discover Headstone-Eating Trees in Arlington, Virginia: The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

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