Salt Lake City, Utah
Saltair
The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.
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Salt Lake City, Utah
The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.
Los Angeles, California
This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.
Wendover, Utah
A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.
Los Angeles, California
A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.
Randsburg, California
This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.
Brooklyn, New York
Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.
South San Francisco, California
A large instrument played by the wind.
Suches, Georgia
They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.
Bolinas, California
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
Atlanta, Georgia
An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.
Bishopville, South Carolina
One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.
New York, New York
Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.
Lovell, Wyoming
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
Chicago, Illinois
What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.
Bodfish, California
One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.
Boston, Massachusetts
19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!
New York, New York
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.