Inventors

A larger-than-life monument to the inventor of the Bunsen burner.

An ingenious way to immortalize the inventor of universal time.

A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.

A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.

An enormous factory from the late 1800s sits abandoned on Cleveland eastside.

The only bicycle museum in the Netherlands charts the invention of the now-ubiquitous two-wheeled machine.

The birthplace of the man who patented the cotton gin and pioneered interchangeable parts.

A plaque on the side of a building is a small tribute to the woman who invented an iconic Berlin fast food.

A plaque marks the former home of Käthe Paulus, an aerial acrobat who invented the modern folding parachute.

Thomas Edison's home and final resting place also boasts an impressive garage, where some of the earliest electric cars are on display.

Today's aerospace industry can be traced back to one man and his gliders.

The final resting place of the man whose name has become synonymous with greatness.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.