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Sioux Falls Park

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Falls Park

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

Perth Observatory

Bickley, Australia

Perth Observatory

The oldest observatory in West Australia.

Macaulay Point Ruins

Victoria, British Columbia

Macaulay Point Ruins

Hidden within the waterfront hills resides this dilapidated military stronghold.

Wallace Stone

Broxburn, Scotland

William Wallace Marker

This unassuming stone is possibly the oldest Scottish memorial to the 13th-century knight.

Klyde Warren Park

A city park that sits on top of a freeway.

Ghost Streets of Onion Creek

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

Fort Oranje

Ternate, Indonesia

Fort Oranje

This 17th-century fort, built by the Dutch to control a piece of the international spice trade, is now a city park.

Pier Paolo Pasolini Park

A literary park dedicated to the memory of a filmmaker, writer, and intellectual who was killed in 1975.

Kopli Cemetery in the 1920s.

Tallinn, Estonia

Kopli Cemetery Park

Thousands of graves lurk below the surface of this park.

Jolly Mill

Pierce City, Missouri

Jolly Mill

First crafted during the 19th century, the mill was fully restored in 1983.

St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Lilac Park

Originally built by the Works Progress Administration, this park was recently saved from demolition.

Labyrinth

Alexandria, Virginia

Judy Lowe Neighborhood Park Labyrinth

The only labyrinth within the city of Alexandria.

Written and Photographed by Matt Payne

Colorado Winter Wonderland

Pack your snowshoes and see the Centennial State like never before. We hand-picked a collection of unique Colorado destinations transformed by glistening frost and white snow.

Sponsored By Visit Colorado

Indianapolis, Indiana

The Idle

A park where you can watch the highway zoom past.

Overhead photo of the viewing deck

Phoenix, Arizona

Arizona Falls

A historic hydroelectric power plant serves as the unusual backdrop for a public park.

Parco Sculture del Chianti

Pievasciata, Italy

Parco Sculture del Chianti

A blend of nature and art awaits visitors to this park.

Inside the replica of Mark Twain's study found in the middle of the miniature golf course.

Elmira, New York

Eldridge Park

This formerly abandoned amusement park includes a classic carousel and a replica of Mark Twain's famous hut-like Elmira study.

Madam Brett Park

Beacon, New York

Madam Brett Park

Home to the abandoned Tioronda Hat Works Factory, this park is a combination of woodlands and marshlands.