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Washington, D.C.
Arizona Avenue Trestle
The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.
Island Park, Idaho
Yellowstone's Zone of Death
A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.
Boston, Massachusetts
Ruins of Schoolmaster Hill
Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.
Washington, D.C.
Southwest Duck Pond
This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.
Newtonmore, Scotland
The Geographic Center of Scotland
A cross marks the spot in a small Scottish village that claims to be the exact center of the country.
Yelverton, England
Hollowcombe Bottom
The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Beatles Park
This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.
Vyshhorods'kyi district, Ukraine
Mezhyhirya Residence
Marvel at the excessive luxury of the ousted Ukrainian president's former estate.
Permanently Closed
Pleasant Dale, Nebraska
Ruins of Prairie Peace Park
The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.
Washington, D.C.
Georgetown Waterfront
The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.
Concepción, Chile
Plaza Jurásica
Full-scale dinosaurs dominate the forested park in the middle of Chile’s second city.
Galloway, Ohio
Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park
Bison, America's national mammal, are staging a slow comeback in Ohio's prairie parkland.
Hajdúszoboszló, Hungary
Harangház Bell House
A beautiful display of nearly 50 bells crafted with a unique design and distinct sound.
Boston, Massachusetts
Make Way for Ducklings Statue
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Washington, D.C.
Federal Reserve Tennis Court
The only tennis court that falls under the jurisdiction of the central bank.
Paris, France
Jardin d'Acclimatation
In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.
Laurel, Maryland
Laurel Dinosaur Park
This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.
San Francisco, California
Tenderloin National Forest
A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.
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