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Solvang, California

Solvang Wind Harp

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Added by rachelskytt

Richmond, Virginia

Egyptian Building

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

Added by kararothenberg

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard Bridge

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Athenaeum Skin Book

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

Dylan

Boston, Massachusetts

The Boston Stone

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

johnrchay

Added by johnrchay

Boston, Massachusetts

Site of the Boston Massacre

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Boston, Massachusetts

Faneuil Hall Weathervane

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

Boston, Massachusetts

Faneuil Hall

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

canuck

Added by canuck

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Spoonbridge and Cherry

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Added by acbehnke

Cincinnati, Ohio

The Cincinnati Mushroom House

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

Added by michaeljsnyder

Cincinnati, Ohio

Twin Lakes Capitoline Wolf

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

Added by ericdoug85

Cincinnati, Ohio

Rookwood Ice Cream Parlor

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

Thought and Sight

Added by Thought and Sight

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati Yellow Lamps

An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.

Added by cbfellerhoff

Nashville, Tennessee

President James K. Polk's Tomb

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Berkeley, California

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

Berkeley, California

Free Speech Monument

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Berkeley, California

UC Berkeley's Nobel Laureate Parking Spaces

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

hrnick

Added by hrnick

Berkeley, California

Sather Tower

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Winters, California

Stevenson Bridge

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

Added by DustyRags

Davis, California

Davis Toad Tunnel

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

Added by Facebook1311183

Davis, California

Eggheads

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

Added by jammunn

Davis, California

Solar Intersections

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

Elise

Davis, California

Bohart Museum of Entomology

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

Elise