Once famous, now long forgotten? I've always been partial to Minneapolis Moline, which once employed hundreds but lost everything when demand for molines evaporated.

From a copy of London’s Tower Bridge to the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris, China has unveiled a number of bizarre “fake” landmarks over the years. English towns, Alpine villages, and even the ...

Vermonters take pride in knowing their state's nooks and crannies. But do they some of the lesser known landmarks?

At the heart of a battle over proposed deadlines for the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission lies an obscure but powerful process called calendaring—an extra layer of red tape deliberately ...

From the pink tree in Swope Park to the giant clothes iron in Kansas City, Kansas, Anne Kniggendorf’s new book Secret Kansas City: A guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure, takes readers from ...

British holidaymakers appear better at recognising foreign landmarks than ones in their own country, according to a poll.

British holidaymakers appear better at recognising foreign landmarks than ones in their own country, according to a poll.

Our planet is dotted with unbelievable natural wonders that have left scientists wondering and travellers stunned for centuries now. These landmarks are not only nations identity but also stand ...

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, online searches for the world's most famous landmarks have risen by 20 percent over the past month. Curious to discover which landmarks the U.S. wants to visit ...

Landmarks are an easy way to orient travelers and help locales put themselves on the map. But not all landmarks are as famous—or as synonymous with their home country—as those examples.