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A series of 33 stone markers maps an ancient 55-mile transportation route.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

A unique 3-D sculpture based on Rene Magritte’s “The Red Model.”

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

At Fountain and Division, in the shadow of Kendall College of Art and Design, lays the story of a fictional culture whose political system was used under license and who finally rebelled.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.