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hortonkandis

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Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery

New York, New York

Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Grimy, smokey patch left behind after cleaning

New York, New York

Grand Central Ceiling Dark Patch

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Campbell Apartment

New York, New York

Campbell Apartment

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Cole Porter's Piano

New York, New York

Cole Porter's Piano

A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.

The original Winnie the Pooh & Pals.

New York, New York

The Real Winnie the Pooh & Pals

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Paley Park in the Winter

New York, New York

Paley Park

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

6 1/2 Avenue street sign.

New York, New York

6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan’s Secret Street

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins

New York, New York

Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Roosevelt Island Tramway

New York, New York

Roosevelt Island Tramway

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Chuck Close's mosaic portrait Sienna Shields.

New York, New York

Second Avenue Subway Art

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

World's largest wooden yo-yo, in all its glory

Chico, California

World's Largest Working Wooden Yo-Yo

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

Wall of Big Mouth Billy Bass

Little Rock, Arkansas

Billy Bass Adoption Center

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

The Old Mill in its picturesque setting.

North Little Rock, Arkansas

The Old Mill

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

December 2008

Amarillo, Texas

Cadillac Ranch

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

"Ozymandias on the Plains", pictured with the sock vandalism.

Amarillo, Texas

'Ozymandias on the Plains'

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

The refurbished gas station

McLean, Texas

1929 Phillips 66 Station

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.

Devil's Rope Museum

McLean, Texas

Devil's Rope Museum

The folks at the Devil's Rope Museum want you to get hooked on barbed wire history.

The U-Drop Inn and Tower Station.

Shamrock, Texas

U-Drop Inn

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

Britten's leaning tower in Groom

Groom, Texas

The Leaning Tower of Texas

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

Shiprock

Shiprock, New Mexico

Shiprock

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

Montezuma Well

Rimrock, Arizona

Montezuma Well

This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water

Antique furnishings, including a pressed tin ceiling, in dining room combine beautifully with Navajo and Hopi artwork.

Cameron, Arizona

Cameron Trading Post

More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.

Oatman Donkey Town

Oatman, Arizona

Oatman

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

The old and new Navajo Bridges, from the Colorado River.

Marble Canyon, Arizona

Navajo Bridge

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

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