Athens, Greece
Syntagma Square Metro Station
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
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Athens, Greece
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Varna, Bulgaria
This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.
Monroe, Washington
The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.
Leavenworth, Washington
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Corbett, Oregon
This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Marseille, France
This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.
Brighton, England
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
Worthing, England
It was once the longest continuously running cinema in the United Kingdom.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Willow Creek, California
This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.
Redding, California
This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.
Paducah, Kentucky
A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Williamsburg, Kentucky
Moonbows over Kentucky.
Boise, Idaho
These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Telluride, Colorado
This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
Ouray, Colorado
A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.