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  • World’s Largest Fighter Jet Collection at Chateau de Savigny-les-Beaun
    Europe | France

    World’s Largest Fighter Jet Collection at Chateau de Savigny-les-Beaun

    ByAiLili January 29, 2020

    You’ve never seen a French chateau like this one. Parked in the rustic burgundy courtyard, there is the world’s largest private collection of fighter jets. They are ranging from WWII jets, Soviet military aircrafts and even some of the earliest models of aeroplanes. Spanning 27 hectares of land, the 14th-century castle belongs to Michel Pont,…

    🏷️ castle, chateau, collection, museum, museums
  • Wisteria Tunnel of Kitakyushu
    Asia | Japan

    Wisteria Tunnel of Kitakyushu

    ByAiLili January 27, 2020April 6, 2020

    There’s something magical about walking through a tunnel of whimsically beautiful pastel flowers. Kawachi Fuji Garden looks like a mystical fantasy land, which is full of purple blooming wisteria. These flowers are actually ornamental vines and come in various species. The garden is home to almost 150 flowering plants, which create this breath-taking tunnel. It’s…

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    🏷️ garden, gardens, tunnels
  • San Francisco’s Wave Organ
    California | North America | USA

    San Francisco’s Wave Organ

    ByAiLili January 26, 2020

    If you’re hearing some strange, otherworldly music, as the waves hit the shore of San Francisco bay, chances are that it must be the famous wave organ. Constructed in 1986 by artist Peter Richards, the organ is located on a jetty by the bay and consists of more than 20 PVC and concrete pipes.The pipes…

    🏷️ art, music, organ
  • Cambridge’s Mathematical Bridge: 18th-century Architectural Marvel
    Europe | UK

    Cambridge’s Mathematical Bridge: 18th-century Architectural Marvel

    ByAiLili January 22, 2020

    Located at the Queen’s College of the University of Cambridge, the magnificent Mathematical Bridge got its name, because of the unique geometrical design. Even though it consists of completely straight timbers, they are arranged in such a way that makes the bridge curved. The unique structure has inspired all sorts of lore, that has circulated…

    🏷️ bridge, bridges
  • Take Flight with Pennies from Heaven
    North America | USA | Washington DC

    Take Flight with Pennies from Heaven

    ByAiLili January 20, 2020October 27, 2026

    Update β€” October 27, 2026: Local coverage still identifies the sculpture at 6400 Arlington Boulevard, but visitor access to the privately managed office plaza and parking has not been confirmed. Do not enter or park there unless authorized. An unusual statue of a fighter jet is standing between two office buildings in Falls Church City,…

    🏷️ statue, statues
  • The Loneliest Place in the World – Stannard Rock
    Michigan | North America | USA

    The Loneliest Place in the World – Stannard Rock

    ByAiLili January 20, 2020October 27, 2026

    Visitor update (October 27, 2026): Stannard Rock Light is closed to public entry on a hazardous reef roughly 24 miles offshore. No public landing or lighthouse tour was verified. Fishing charters and the new weather station do not establish visitor access; do not approach independently. Lighthouses seem so faraway and isolated, that sometimes you can’t…

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    🏷️ lighthouse
  • Catch The Wave – Marble Canyon, Arizona
    Arizona | North America | USA

    Catch The Wave – Marble Canyon, Arizona

    ByAiLili January 17, 2020

    Looking for new, unique sights to explore? Then check out the rippling visual splendor, naturally etched in the rocks of Marble Canyon, Arizona. The wave-like swirls across the rocks give off the visual illusion of sand dunes and visitors have recalled a slightly vertigo-like experience, when visiting the canyon. The Wave consists of rock formations…

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    🏷️ rock formation, rock formations
  • New York’s Hidden Gem: The City Hall Station
    New York | North America | USA

    New York’s Hidden Gem: The City Hall Station

    ByAiLili January 15, 2020

    The New York subway line has a deeper history, than it may be known to majority of people. It all began in 1904, when the first subway system was launched by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The City Hall station with the finest architectural elements, once was an ornate sight of an underground subway system….

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    🏷️ subway, subway station

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