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matthewhollett

Writer and visual artist recently transplanted from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Montreal, Quebec.

https://www.matthewhollett.com/

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Istanbul, Turkey

Ottoman Bird Palaces

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Kipling, Saskatchewan

Paperclip Cottage Cafe

A cozy cafe tells the remarkable story of how one man started with a little red paperclip and wound up with an entire house.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Calgary, Alberta

Peace Bridge

With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.

Added by Leanne Louie

Watson Lake, Yukon

Watson Lake Sign Post Forest

Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.

atimian

Added by atimian

Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario

Pleasantville Curve

The roadway bend where highway painters practice their craft looks like expressionist art.

Elliot Carter

Added by Elliot Carter

Toronto, Ontario

Winter Garden Theatre

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

Laura Davey

Added by Laura Davey

Toronto, Ontario

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

Brandon Finney

Added by Brandon Finney

Toronto, Ontario

Ontario Place

An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.

ckirwan

Added by ckirwan

House of the Blackheads

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

Global Sightseer

Added by Global Sightseer

Sainte-Flavie, Québec

Le Grand Rassemblement - The Grand Gathering

An ever-changing gathering of crude wooden figures haunts the St. Lawrence River.

Added by katbee

Québec City, Québec

Old Québec Funicular

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

dfelsing47

Added by dfelsing47

Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France

Memorial to Félicette, the First Cat in Space

The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.

jessicahester1

Added by jessicahester1

Montreal, Québec

Fletchers Espace Culinaire

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.

lukefater

Added by lukefater

London, England

William Blake Mosaics

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Mooning Gargoyle of Freiburg Minster

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

geringeradam

Added by geringeradam

Grass Roots Square

Thousands of miniature bronze sculptures have taken over this city square creating a unique art installation.

Added by klstempmail

Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

Added by cinapelayo

Ecchinswell, England

Watership Down

This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.

Added by 5beasts

Oud-Zuilen, Netherlands

Planetarium Zuylenburg

This functional solar system model was inspired by the famous Eisinga Planetarium.

CoolCrab

Added by CoolCrab

St. George's Church

The interior of this Serbian royal family's mausoleum is covered with exquisite mosaics.

alexplorer

Added by alexplorer

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth Water Gardens

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

Clinton

Added by Clinton

New York, New York

The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Added by Delireus

Glasgow, Scotland

Rottenrow Gardens

A serene public space nestled within the remains of Glasgow’s Victorian maternity hospital

ReignOfError

Added by ReignOfError

Cycling Through Water

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

Alex Mayyasi

Added by Alex Mayyasi