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Pacifica, California
Ohlone - Portolá Heritage Site
A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.
37.6045, -122.4579
Redwood City, California
Tafoni Sandstone Monolith
This unique formation appears as though an asteroid landed on the forest.
37.3965, -122.3164
East Palo Alto, California
Chùa Giác Minh
An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.
37.4631, -122.1374
San Jose, California
Monopoly in the Park
The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.
37.3282, -121.8932
San Jose, California
Quetzalcóatl Sculpture
It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.
37.3325, -121.8898
San Jose, California
Peralta Adobe
The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.
37.3368, -121.8951
San Jose, California
Olympic Black Power Statue
A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.
37.3355, -121.8826
Palo Alto, California
Birthplace of Silicon Valley
A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.
37.4430, -122.1546
Palo Alto, California
The Frenchman's Tower
This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.
37.3963, -122.1618
Portola Valley, California
Alpine Inn
The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.
37.3822, -122.1937
Woodside, California
Methuselah Tree (Redwood)
This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.
37.4062, -122.3039
Seattle, Washington
Psychic Chicken of Seattle
Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.
47.6086, -122.3407
Dunning, Scotland
Maggie Wall's Memorial
A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.
56.3088, -3.6081
Perth, Scotland
North Inch
In 1396, two Scottish clans that had been violently feuding for centuries finally faced off in a bloody battle in this park.
56.4036, -3.4313
London, England
Stoke Newington Town Hall
You can still see bits of the camouflage used to hide this Art Deco building from bombers during World War II.
51.5606, -0.0835
London, England
Abney Park Cemetery
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
51.5648, -0.0781
London, England
Town Hall Hotel
You will not be able to miss this building.
51.5306, -0.0545
London, England
Stationers' Hall
This building contains a door only used by members of the royal family.
51.5142, -0.1015
London, England
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson Plaque
This plaque in one of London's oldest public hospitals commemorates the first meeting of two of Britain's most famous literary heroes: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
51.5176, -0.1007
Glasgow, Scotland
University of Glasgow Memorial Gates
Inscribed on the gate are the names of 29 figures from the University's first five centuries.
55.8730, -4.2893
Dunbar, Scotland
'The DunBear'
This giant steel bear is a tribute to naturalist John Muir.
55.9883, -2.5071
San Francisco, California
John McLaren Statue
The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.
37.7718, -122.4649
London, England
Pamela Colman Smith's Fireplace
Inside a London bookstore, a fireplace that once belonged to the illustrator responsible for a famous set of tarot cards.
51.5199, -0.1312
Canterbury, England
Geoffrey Chaucer Statue
Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.
51.2799, 1.0788
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