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Wemding, Germany

'Zeitpyramide' ('Time Pyramid')

An abstract sculpture that will be a work in progress for the next 1,000 years.
Added by cdanesh
Staré Mesto, Slovakia

The Republic of the East

Pay your respects to a country that only existed for a few weeks.
Adamgasth Added by Adamgasth
Pune, India

Empress Botanical Garden

This sprawling oasis of green in the middle of the city has a vast collection of beautiful flora.
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Boundary County, Idaho

Good Grief

Population: three people, two dogs, and one old grouch.
Added by CrabSauce
Port Jervis, New York

Tri-States Monument

A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.
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Tulare County, California

Mark Twain Stump

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they're spectacular.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Jacksonville, Florida

Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing Park

This park commemorates the birthplace and legacy of the brothers who authored a song that has come to be known as the Black National Anthem.
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Silver Plume, Colorado

Griffin Monument

This cliffside memorial marks the final resting place of a lonely violinist.
mikewalker Added by mikewalker
Alresford, England

Grave of Hambone Jr.

This grave remembers the beloved canine companion of soldiers far from home.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Gmunden, Austria

Klo & So Museum of Historic Sanitary Objects

These are probably the most beautifully crafted toilets you've ever seen.
Added by kaffeeesatz
San Francisco, California

Mount Davidson Cross

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.
Added by armeniapedia
Ashland, Massachusetts

Spencer the Marathon Dog Statue

This sculpture is dedicated to a local therapy dog who later became the official mascot of the 126th Boston Marathon.
TheDiscoveryService Added by TheDiscoveryService
Cape Town, South Africa

Scratch Patch

An artificial cave littered with semi-precious stones waiting to be picked up.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Brisbane, California

Fire Hydrant Plug Preserve

This California town keeps a graveyard of its retired, decorated fire hydrants.
timwmulder Added by timwmulder
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The First Heinz Pickle Charm

The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.
Rohini Chaki Added by Rohini Chaki
Pilchowice, Poland

Pilchowice Hydroelectic Dam

The tallest stone dam in Poland was opened by Kaiser Wilhelm II himself.
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Orschwiller, France

Haut-Kœnigsbourg Castle

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.
Sablais Added by Sablais
Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge

Once the longest swing bridge in Europe.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Istanbul, Turkey

Kaiser Wilhelm Fountain

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.
daneder Added by daneder
Berlin, Germany

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
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Emporia, Kansas

All Veterans Memorial Park

A park to honor all U.S. Armed Forces veterans, and Emporia's status as the founding city of Veterans Day.
Added by ianlefk
Aspen, Colorado

John Denver Sanctuary

Fill up your senses in this beautiful riverside garden, dedicated to the works of singer-songwriter John Denver.
mikewalker Added by mikewalker
Doorn, Netherlands

Huis Doorn

The elegant manor house where Kaiser Wilhelm II lived in exile after World War I.
Added by thkoster
Manchester, England

Tree of Remembrance

One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.
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