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Glasgow, Scotland

Hutchesons' Hall Statues

A brother statue swap has adorned this building's facade for centuries.
Livingston, New Jersey

Riker Hill Art Park

An abandoned military bunker that has been transformed into an artist's paradise.
Pittston, Pennsylvania

Quality Tomato Capital of the World Statue

Since the 1930s, this Pennsylvania town has celebrated the humble tomato.
Flagstaff, Arizona

Cinder Lake Crater Field

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.
Garden City, New York

Pan Am Museum

This museum-within-a-museum pays tribute to "The World's Most Experienced Airline."
Phoenix, Arizona

Yayoi Kusama Firefly Infinity Mirror Room

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
Slatington, Pennsylvania

Fireman’s Drinking Fountain of Slatington

Designed by the company that provided water to the entire community.
San Diego, California

Mushroom Beach House

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania

The Blue Whale of Noah's Ark

The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.
Glasgow, Scotland

Om Hindu Mandir

A 19th-century Neoclassical building now housing a Hindu temple represents modern-day Glasgow at its most multicultural.
Edinburgh, Scotland

The Bore Stane

This ordinary-looking rock may have played an important role in a 16th-century Scottish battle.
New York, New York

Lexington Candy Shop

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
Beauly, Scotland

Beauly Priory

These ruins saw a second life as a cemetery.
Lehighton, Pennsylvania

Stinson the Dinosaur

A unique sculpture designed to raise stroke awareness.
Bruges, Belgium

Grave of Antoine Michel Wemaer

The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.
New Orleans, Louisiana

Piazza d'Italia

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.
Brussels, Belgium

'Cement Truck'

Intricate metal sculpture that's half gothic cathedral, half construction equipment.
Torryburn, Scotland

Lilias Adie Grave Marker

The long-lost final resting place of an accused witch.
Paisley, Scotland

Fountain Gardens

Paisley's oldest open green space contains a rather ostentatious fountain at its center.
Perth, Scotland

Smeaton's Bridge

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.
Bayport, New York

The Long Island Sphinx

A century ago, aspiring socialites climbed on this cement beast with the hopes of marrying a millionaire.
Irvine, Scotland

Seagate Castle

Once the overnight home of Mary Queen of Scots.
Tiroran, Scotland

The Fossil Tree and Burg

On a corner of the Ardmeanach peninsula on the Isle of Mull, a 50 million-year-old fossil tree hides in the coastal cliffs.
Tanumshede, Sweden

"Oh Yeah Woo Yeah"

The rock carving that became an internet meme.