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ypsisarah

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Statue Le Rhinoceros

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Paris Space Invaders

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

Added by maarten

The Sausage Stained Glass of the Eglise Saint Eustache

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Montmartre Funicular

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Centre Pompidou

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Jules Lavirotte's 29 Avenue Rapp

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Shakespeare and Company

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Madiha Bataineh

Added by Madiha Bataineh

59 Rivoli

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

Allison

Added by Allison

Catacombes de Paris

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Clarksville, Indiana

Colgate Clock

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

Added by ohthesunshinesbright

Chicago, Illinois

Crown Fountain

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

whitney8251

Added by whitney8251

Chicago, Illinois

Thorne Miniature Rooms

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

rachellyon

Added by rachellyon

Austin, Minnesota

Spam Museum

Ever wanted to can Spam?

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Walnut Grove, Minnesota

Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum and Pageant

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

regs22

Added by regs22

Blue Earth, Minnesota

Jolly Green Giant Statue

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

Added by midasblenny

Concord, Massachusetts

Orchard House

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

Maria Valeria Diaz

Added by Maria Valeria Diaz

Concord, Massachusetts

Walden Pond

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Dustin Stonecipher

Added by Dustin Stonecipher

Concord, Massachusetts

Author's Ridge

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

Metropolis, Illinois

The Super Museum

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

Paris Padlocks of Love

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

amyfreeborn

Added by amyfreeborn

Musée de Cluny

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

Allison

Added by Allison

Statue of Liberty at Pont de Grenelle

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Added by e23rutland

Paris Point Zero

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Los Angeles, California

Mel Brooks Handprint

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Added by lastpearl