Birmingham, Alabama
Thomas Jefferson Tower's Zeppelin Mooring Mast
The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.
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Birmingham, Alabama
The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.
Haleyville, Alabama
148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.
Huntsville, Alabama
It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.
Huntsville, Alabama
A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.
Birmingham, Alabama
Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.
New York, New York
You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.
New York, New York
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
Washington, D.C.
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Built in 1945, this historic train station has a new lease on life with its baggage area serving as an event space.
Wheaton, Maryland
Hidden within an idyllic suburban garden is a memorial dedicated to the victims of a terrifying spree of killings committed on U.S. soil.
Silver Spring, Maryland
These five Art Deco homes were meant to solve the "small house problem."
Nairobi, Kenya
This wildlife trust is dedicated to orphaned elephant rescue and conservation.
Diani Beach, Kenya
Drink and dine in a coral cave that's at least 120,000 years old.
Montevideo, Uruguay
The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."
Maldonado, Uruguay
Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.
Monaco
Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.
Monaco
This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.
Nice, France
An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.
Nice, France
The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.
Sandusky, Ohio
Learn about the history and craftsmanship of carousels inside this museum located in a former post office.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Cleveland, Ohio
Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.
Cabins, West Virginia
Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.