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50 Extremely Rare Pictures Of Incredibly Famous And Iconic Places That Will Completely And Totally Change How You Think About Them

I'll never look at them the same way again.

1. This is what the Oval Office looks like completely empty:

The Oval Office without any furniture or books, just the empty built-in bookcases and the wood floor with a zigzag pattern

2. There's a golf course right next to the Great Pyramid of Giza:

People golfing next to the Pyramid of Giza

3. This is what the end of 13,000 miles of the Great Wall of China looks like:

People walking on the Great Wall of China as it meets the sea, with a sandy beach and ocean in the background

4. This is what the inside of the Leaning Tower of Pisa looks like:

View looking up inside a historic stone tower, showing structural beams and windows, leading to an open circular skylight
View looking up inside a historic stone tower, showing structural beams and windows, leading to an open circular skylight

5. This is what the back of the Price Is Right wheel looks like:

The Price Is Right wheel
The Price Is Right wheel

6. This is what Mount Everest looks like from the window of a plane:

Mount Everest and surrounding snowcapped mountains
Mount Everest and surrounding snowcapped mountains

7. This is what Alex Trebek's Jeopardy podium looked like during a typical show:

A podium showing a sheet of paper with clues X-ed out, contestant interview cards,  eyeglasses, a crayon, and a Final Jeopardy card
A podium showing a sheet of paper with clues X-ed out, contestant interview cards,  eyeglasses, a crayon, and a Final Jeopardy card

8. This is what's behind a movie screen:

Speakers on the back of the screen, scaffolding, and a ladder
Speakers on the back of the screen, scaffolding, and a ladder

9. This is what the scalp of the Statue of Liberty looks like from the torch:

Top of Statue of Liberty
Top of Statue of Liberty

10. The Great Sphinx of Giza...has a tail!!!

The back of the Great Sphinx of Giza
The back of the Great Sphinx of Giza

11. Recognize these big ol' rocks? This is Mount Rushmore before the presidential heads were carved into it:

Close-up of Mount Rushmore
Close-up of Mount Rushmore

12. This is how big Plymouth Rock is in real life:

A medium-size rock behind bars
A medium-size rock behind bars

13. This is what the Eiffel Tower looked like while it was under construction:

The Eiffel Tower while being built
The Eiffel Tower while being built

14. This is what a completely empty airplane looks like:

Interior view of an empty airplane fuselage without seats, showing overhead bins and cabin lighting
Interior view of an empty airplane fuselage without seats, showing overhead bins and cabin lighting

15. This is what the set of Seinfeld looked like:

Seinfeld set with several rooms sectioned off in a studio
Seinfeld set with several rooms sectioned off in a studio

16. And this is what the set of I Love Lucy looks like in full color:

The I Love Lucy set with blue couch and seats
The I Love Lucy set with blue couch and seats

17. Unfortunately, there's no treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Just a lot of nothing:

Back of the Declaration of Independence
Back of the Declaration of Independence

18. And this is what the back of the "Mona Lisa" looks like:

A nondescript back of a wooden canvas with "H" and "29" written on it
A nondescript back of a wooden canvas with "H" and "29" written on it

19. This is what a nuclear reactor looks like from above:

A nuclear reactor
A nuclear reactor

20. There's a beer bottle 35,000 feet down into the deepest point of Earth, the Challenger Deep:

A beer bottle floating in the greenish water far down
A beer bottle floating in the greenish water far down

Send this to a friend you'd love to crack open a cold one with 35,000 feet under the sea.

21. This is what Leonardo da Vinci's “The Last Supper” looks like in person:

A medium-size painting inside the refectory of a small convent, with two small lights illuminating it
A medium-size painting inside the refectory of a small convent, with two small lights illuminating it

22. This, in all its glory, is what the inside of the Wienermobile looks like:

Brightly colored (red and yellow) seats with a yellow mustard zigzag on the floor and hot dogs illustrations on the backs of the seats
Brightly colored (red and yellow) seats with a yellow mustard zigzag on the floor and hot dogs illustrations on the backs of the seats

23. This is what a canal in Venice looks like fully drained:

A drained canal in Venice between two buildings with an irregular surface
A drained canal in Venice between two buildings with an irregular surface

24. This is what the Statue of Liberty looks like from the back:

The back of the Statue of Liberty
The back of the Statue of Liberty

25. This is how good Disney World is at hiding their rides, specifically the Haunted Mansion:

Haunted Mansion ride
Haunted Mansion ride

26. This is what a completely empty CVS store looks like:

An empty, bare open space without aisles, shelves, checkout, or items for purchase
An empty, bare open space without aisles, shelves, checkout, or items for purchase

27. This is what it looks like 16 stories beneath New York City:

A fenced-off section of murky water with men standing on the rocky, cavelike surface next to it
A fenced-off section of murky water with men standing on the rocky, cavelike surface next to it

28. Speaking of which, there are four miles of tunnels 72 feet underneath Tokyo designed to prevent the city from flooding. The whole system is absolutely huge:

A person stands in a massive underground chamber, surrounded by towering pillars and reflective water on the floor
A person stands in a massive underground chamber, surrounded by towering pillars and reflective water on the floor

29. This is a picture of a sunset...on Mars:

a gray-hued sunset
a gray-hued sunset

30. Cooling towers have an open bottom:

The base of a cooling tower with glass windows
The base of a cooling tower with glass windows

31. This is what the US–Canada border looks like in Idaho:

A thin strip amid a forest of trees on a hilll
A thin strip amid a forest of trees on a hilll

32. This monument to the doomed Donner Party shows just how deep the snow the unfortunate travelers had to deal with was:

Tribute to the Donner Party
Tribute to the Donner Party

33. This is what the Golden Gate Bridge looked like while it was under construction:

The Golden Gate Bridge under construction
The Golden Gate Bridge under construction

34. This is what the inside of the White House looked like when it was being reconstructed in the late 1940s:

A construction/excavation area with mounds of dirt, a bulldozer, and scaffolding
A construction/excavation area with mounds of dirt, a bulldozer, and scaffolding

35. Back to Egypt, this is what the pyramids of Giza look like from a plane:

Aerial view of the Great Pyramid of Giza surrounded by the city of Giza, with visible roads and sparse clouds. No people are present in the image
Aerial view of the Great Pyramid of Giza surrounded by the city of Giza, with visible roads and sparse clouds. No people are present in the image

36. This is what the inside of Big Ben looks like behind one of its clock faces:

Inside Big Ben
Inside Big Ben

37. This is what Mount Rushmore looks like from behind:

38. This is what New York City's Central Park looked like during the Great Depression:

Historical photo of a Depression-era shantytown with makeshift homes and people gathered in an open area with city buildings in the background
Historical photo of a Depression-era shantytown with makeshift homes and people gathered in an open area with city buildings in the background

39. This is what Antarctica looks like from the window of a plane:

Flat-looking, nonverdant scene from an airplane window
Flat-looking, nonverdant scene from an airplane window

40. You are, of course, familiar with Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic"...

"American Gothic," showing the stern woman and man, who's holding a pitchfork
"American Gothic," showing the stern woman and man, who's holding a pitchfork

41. ...well, this is what it looks like from inside the actual house in the painting:

The inside of the attic whose window is seen at the top of the painting in the background
The inside of the attic whose window is seen at the top of the painting in the background

42. This is what Ireland looks like from space:

It's green and surrounded by water
It's green and surrounded by water

43. The geographic center of the United States is here in South Dakota:

Compass rose monument designating the geographic center of the USA, surrounded by flagpoles and landscaping
Compass rose monument designating the geographic center of the USA, surrounded by flagpoles and landscaping

44. This is how close Russia is to Alaska:

Mountains of Russia visible across the water from the Alaska shore
Mountains of Russia visible across the water from the Alaska shore

45. This is what the line to the summit of Mount Everest looks like:

A long line of people climbing Mount Everest, with a tent in the foreground
A long line of people climbing Mount Everest, with a tent in the foreground

46. This is what North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal, home to one of the world's last uncontacted peoples, looks like from above:

Aerial view of North Sentinel Island, surrounded by water
Aerial view of North Sentinel Island, surrounded by water

47. This is what the inside of a water tower looks like:

Industrial storage tank interior with metal railing and ladder, viewed from the bottom. Smooth walls curve upward to a small opening at the top
Industrial storage tank interior with metal railing and ladder, viewed from the bottom. Smooth walls curve upward to a small opening at the top

48. This is what the Panama Canal looked like while it was under construction:

Workers constructing large canal lock gates, early 20th century, showcasing industrial feats and engineering progress
Workers constructing large canal lock gates, early 20th century, showcasing industrial feats and engineering progress

49. This is what a modern-day "bulb" inside a lighthouse looks like:

A close-up image of a lens and prism assembly inside a lighthouse lamp
A close-up image of a lens and prism assembly inside a lighthouse lamp

50. And this is what the Himalayas look like from International Space Station:

Aerial view of a vast mountain range with snow-capped peaks under a clear sky
Aerial view of a vast mountain range with snow-capped peaks under a clear sky