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Wilkieston, Scotland

Jupiter Artland

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

Added by Rachel Gould

Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Birthplace of the Banana Split

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

sdcope

Added by sdcope

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Eastern State Penitentiary

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Dylan

Prineville, Oregon

Steins Pillar

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

Added by dreamdog1

San Francisco, California

V. C. Morris Gift Shop

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

Added by aerialdomo

Middletown, Rhode Island

Irish Lot

This historic Rhode Island mini-cemetery features a number of headstones run through with mysterious holes.

Anna Marlis Burgard

Added by Anna Marlis Burgard

Deir-e Gachin Caravanserai

One of the largest and oldest caravansaries in Persia.

Chairman Mao Memorial Hall

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

Added by declanmar

Tian Yi's Tomb

The burial grounds of a Chinese eunuch who served his way into the highest levels of Imperial government.

Luke Cata

Added by Luke Cata

Beijing Ancient Observatory

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

China Watermelon Museum

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.

kendraschaefer

Added by kendraschaefer

Dragon Escalator

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

Dampo

Panjin Shi, China

Red Beach

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Qinhuangdao Shi, China

Old Dragon's Head

Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.

Added by quasistellarqubit

Great Wall of China Slide

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Qianxi County, China

Submerged Great Wall of China

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

Added by xinael

798 Art District

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

Added by Facebook518800246

Working People's Cultural Palace

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Luke Cata

Added by Luke Cata

Beijing Capital Museum

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

The Fox Tower at Dongbianmen

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

kendraschaefer

Added by kendraschaefer

Zhangjiajie, China

Tianmen Skywalk

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

The Forbidden City

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Los Angeles, California

The LAPD Kōban

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

jbartlett2000

Added by jbartlett2000