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Sibelius Monument in Helsinki, Finland 27 Aug 2013 | 06:59 am
Finnish composer Jean Sibelius once said “Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.” As though to bringing this adage to fruition, there is the Si...
Tree in the Rock in Buford, Wyoming 27 Aug 2013 | 06:43 am
Smack dab in the middle of Interstate 80, in The Smallest Town in America (population: 1) literally in the median between the road lanes is a tree growing from the top of a boulder. This roadside att...
Viaduct Petrobras in Porto Novo, Brazil 27 Aug 2013 | 06:13 am
As though it was miraculously transported from a more urban area, the abandoned Viaduct Petrobras rises out of the lush South American jungle, a testament to mismanaged government spending. Construct...
Jules Verne's Tomb in Amiens, France 27 Aug 2013 | 06:12 am
Famed science fiction author Jules Verne died from diabetes at the age of 77 on March 24th 1905 in Amiens, France where he was buried in the Cimetière de la Madeleine. Two years after his death a scu...
Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute in Bangkok, Thailand 27 Aug 2013 | 06:03 am
The Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand is a snake farm and museum operated by the Red Cross which specializes in the education, production, and research of anti-venom....
Mount Saint Mary's Academy in Grass Valley, California 27 Aug 2013 | 06:01 am
Father William Dalton had some concerns about the souls of his rough-and-tumble fellow Irishmen settled in the wild, gold-riddled foothills of Grass Valley. It was time to call in the sisters. The Ca...
Mueller SunFlowers in Austin, Texas 26 Aug 2013 | 06:52 am
The cobalt blue petals of the Mueller SunFlowers strike a bold contrast against the powdery haze of the endless Texas sky. The futuristic flowers are first visible along Interstate 35, sprouting from...
Ear of Dionysius in Syracuse, Italy 26 Aug 2013 | 06:44 am
The teardrop shape of the Ear of Dionysus cavern (Orecchio di Dionisio in the original Italian) is famous for acoustic properties that amplify even the quietest of sounds, allowing them to be heard th...
Oz Museum in Wamego, Kansas 26 Aug 2013 | 06:43 am
You don't have to wait for a tornado to whisk you away to the magical land of Oz thanks to the Oz Museum, fittingly located in a small Kansas town. Founded in 2004 on a large grant from the state of ...
Cantwell Fada in Kilfane, Ireland 26 Aug 2013 | 06:40 am
Leaning against the back wall of a ruined 13th century church in the Irish townland of Kilfane is the remarkably well preserved stone carving of a Norman knight. Known as the Cantwell Fada, also cal....
