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Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland, California
A huge public center built on the edge of downtown Oakland that once hosted the likes of Elvis Presley, the Grateful Dead, and Martin Luther King, the Henry J Kaiser Convention Center now stands...
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Register Cliff in Guernsey, Wyoming
Located near what is now Guernsey, Wyoming on the Oregon Trail, Register Cliff was one of the most well-recognized and consistently visited landmarks on the long road West.Today the sandstone...
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Santa Claus, Indiana in Santa Claus, Indiana
Not only that, but you can can totally send a letter to Santa Claus, provided you are sending mail to Indiana. Santa Claus, Indiana, that is.Labeled "America's Christmas Hometown", Santa Claus, Indiana...
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Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia
Located in the historic Old Town of Alexandria, Virginia, the Torpedo Factory Art Center has gone from World War munitions producer to modern art studio complex in less than a century. Construction on...
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Big Chicken in Marietta, Georgia
Originally built to draw customers into a the business in its body, Marietta, Georgia's Big Chicken is now a beloved landmark that has been saved by the outcry of both air and road...
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Fort Dunree in Ireland
Fort Dunree was built in 1798 (when Napoleon was still alive and walking around with his hand stuck in his waistcoat). It was remodeled in 1895 to accommodate the latest advances in weapons technology,...
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Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California
After the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989 damaged the Cathedral of Saint Francis De Sales, the Catholic Diocese of Oakland was left without a Cathedral. But in May 23, 2004 Oakland’s third bishop Allen...
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The Irish Memorial at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In 1845, Ireland's potato crop failed due to potato blight, beginning a seven-year stretch of starvation and privation. As a result of this and the fact that Ireland was exporting grain rather than...
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Mycenae in Mycenae, Greece
On a hilltop among hilltops on the Peloponnesian peninsula in Greece, an ancient stillness pervades the poppy-strewn countryside and muffles the bells of nearby sheep with their shepherds. And yet the...
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Colossus of San Carlo Borromeo in Arona, Italy
The towering saint in Arona, Italy known as the Colossus of San Carlo Borromeo is so large that it approaches a work off idolatry as opposed to its existence as an impressive symbol of devotion.Built...
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Jacob's Well in Wimberley, Texas
Sitting at the bottom of an enticing pile of large rocks, Jacob's Well welcomes playful swimmers each year in addition to scuba divers who don't mind taking their lives into their own hands.From the...
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Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin, Ireland
One of Ireland's most infamous prisons was built in 1787 directly on the gallows - where public hangings had already taken place for years. These executions continued throughout its existence both...
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Hidden Treasures in Topanga, California
Tucked away in California's Topanga Canyon, Hidden Treasures is a vintage and antique store that is seemingly more interested in creating a bizarre atmosphere than creating sales. The shop is housed in...
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Frogner Park's Vigeland Sculpture Arrangement in Oslo, Norway
Smack in the center of Frogner Park sits a vast expanse of humans made of bronze and granite, representing the many dances of the human condition.Hugging, wrestling, and holding hands with children,...
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Buchanan Castle in Drymen, United Kingdom
The stately Buchanan Castle was once a grand Scottish country house before it was swept up in World War II and subsequently abandoned to the overgrowth.After the first castle built on the site burned...
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St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins in Saint Helena Island, South Carolina
Less imposing than the better-known Old Sheldon Church Ruins off of Highway 17 in Beaufort, the Chapel of Ease Ruins are tucked away near where Martin Luther King Drive becomes Lands End Road on St....
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Jumbo Kingdom in Aberdeen, Hong Kong
A small trend of floating restaurants has built up in Hong Kong's Aberdeen Harbor over the years, but none is so large or iconic as the bustling Chinese wonderland, Jumbo Kingdom.One of the largest...
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Forteresse de Mimoyecques in Landrethun-le-Nord, France
The Forteresse de Mimoyecques exists as a frightening example of the Führer's ambition.Hidden underground in the Northern french hamlet of Landrethun-le-Nord lurked a very grim threat intended to aim...
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Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum in Berlin, Germany
In 1899 Rudolf Virchow founded The Pathological Museum at the Charité University of Berlin where he served as the Director of the Pathological Institute. Virchow filled the museum with over 23,000...
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Riegersburg Castle in Riegersburg, Austria
While most medieval castles have a long, male-dominated history, Austria's Riegersburg Castle is better known for its wealthy and powerful women and the tragic fate of those beneath them.The beginnings...
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