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Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Kiev, Ukraine
While the conflict between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front during World War II were part of the larger narrative of the war, they also took on a singular identity as a private war unto...
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The Reichenbach Falls in Meiringen, Switzerland
Whilst there are some waterfalls in the world, such as the Niagara and the Victoria, that draw thousands of tourists each year to marvel at their natural wonder, there is one hidden away in the alps of...
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Southwestern High School in Detroit, United States
Once the home of 1,600 students in the southwest of Detroit, this high school now lies abandoned, slowly crumbling into a ruin that looks like the leftover set of a rock and roll video.By the time a...
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Trondheim CycloCable in Trondheim, Norway
Anyone who has ridden their bike in a city for any amount of time has run across that steep hill which looks like it would be impossible to surmount, but in the case of Trondheim, Norway's Brubakken...
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Winter Lights in Linköping, Sweden
Each winter the Swedish city of Linköping breaks out its weirdest bulbs and beams to be lit up by public art installations, bringing light to the city when the winter is at its darkest.It was in 2005...
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La Tete Carrée Library in Nice, France
If blockhead or square-face was your first interpretation of La Tête Carrée Library, it might be just the place for you.Posing an accusatory and clear metaphor, French artist Sacha Sosno designed this...
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Frying Pan Tower in Southport, North Carolina
Built to replace a permanently-manned "lightship" on the edge of the treacherous "Graveyard of the Atlantic," Frying Pan Tower was a unique lighthouse that was built like an oil rig before being left...
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Smith Mansion in Cody, Wyoming
Wyoming's dizzying Smith Mansion is rumored to be built over a mine shaft or by the hands of a madman or as a perverse joke, but the truth is that it is simply the work of a man who could not stop...
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Fort DeRussy in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
Washington, D.C. was a garrison city during the Civil War with Confederate armies menacing the capital from every direction.Early on in the war, the Union Army ringed the city with a series of earthen...
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Libby's Water Tower in Sunnyvale, California
In 1906, Libby, McNeil, & Libby, a Chicago-based meat-packing company, opened its first fruit-packing factory in Sunnyvale, California, shortly after the city’s incorporation.With bountiful peach,...
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Whale Bone Alley in Yttygran Island, Russia
Jutting out of the northern tip of Siberia's remote Yttygran Island, giant whale ribs and vertebrae mark the area known as Whale Bone Alley, where once the great sea beasts were slaughtered and their...
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Château de Montségur in Montségur, France
On the morning of March 16th, 1244 over 200 Cathars, led by their bishop, Bertrand Marty, walked out of the Montségur fortified village and proceeded down the pog (from the Occitan “puòg” meaning...
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The Luling Mansion in New Orleans, Louisiana
Hidden away in the Esplanade Ridge neighborhood of New Orleans is a crumbling, neglected mansion. Once one of the grandest buildings in a city of grand buildings, the Luling Mansion was built for the...
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Tire Gorilla in Helsinki, Finland
Sitting with the serene posture of a zen master on the campus of Helsinki University's Viikki campus is one of the more unique animals to ever grace a university quad: a massive gorilla figure made...
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Point Udall in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sitting on the end of the island of St. Croix is an angular stone monument that marks the easternmost point (by travel) of the United States territory. Known as Point Udall, the site's monument is...
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Buxian Bridge in Huangshan, China
After traversing a series of dizzying trails that hug the side of Mt. Huang, the path leads right into a rock face and out on to Buxian Bridge which spans the chasm between two giant rock faces.While...
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Museum of the Moscow Railway in Moscow, Russia
In its original inception this Russian rail museum was simply an exhibition of Vladamir Lenin's funeral train and a selection of its regalia, but after being closed for years, the museum has reopened...
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Thor's Well in Cape Perpetua, Oregon
Sitting on the edge of the Oregon coast is what appears to be a gaping sinkhole that never seems to fill despite the unbroken stream of sea water that drains into it, but Thor's Well as the natural...
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Tianjin Eye in Tianjin, China
While massive, China's Tianjin Eye has never been a contender for world's largest observation (or "ferris" as it used to be known) wheel, but thanks to its unique placement, suspended over the Hai...
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Praying Hands in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Installed at the entrance to one of the country's most controversial universities, the sculptural work known as "Praying Hands" lets any visitors know exactly what the college is all about. The hands...
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