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This statue took 60 years to complete.

A stone from Africa's tallest peak is immortalized in a Potsdam palace—but is it actually the mountaintop?

This 19th-century church was built for Sicilian immigrants, survived World War II, and today stands on a landfill.

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.

Experience life in one of America’s smallest neighborhoods.

Towering earthen formations that rise straight out of the ground in New Zealand .

In a crypt underneath this church lies a naturally mummified vicar whose story is surrounded by mystery.

This rowhouse doubles as one of the most photographed spots in the nation's capital.

Dedicated to the five postal workers who died aboard the doomed ocean liner, this plaque was made from a spare propeller from the Titanic.

Twenty carved heads in Glasgow take a comical, modern twist to the medieval apotropaic, avenger of evil.

Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!

The original building of a mining school endowed by one of the barons of the Comstock Lode now houses a museum of earth science and mining history.

A colorful, architectural experiment designed to increase a resident's longevity.

Crystal hunters can dig for their own stones at this DIY mine in Arkansas’ quartz belt.

A massive statue depicts Jesus as if he's about to take off in flight.

Kayak out to a floating restroom.

Dedicated in 1895, this is the world's first tribute to the hardworking newspaper delivery boy.

On a desolate hill overlooking McMurdo Station, a statue of the Virgin Mary stands inside a curved iron frame.