St. Louis, Missouri
Old St. Louis County Courthouse
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
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St. Louis, Missouri
USS Inaugural (1993-2013)
A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.
New Orleans, Louisiana
United Fruit Company Building
The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Music Tree
A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
Old Egyptian Courthouse
This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Stari Most
Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Washington, D.C.
Ruins of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site at Reservoir Park
An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.
Washington, D.C.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
Washington, D.C.
Churchill and Mandela Call and Response
When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.
Washington, D.C.
USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
Washington, D.C.
Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
Rome, Italy
Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Delta, Louisiana
Grant's Canal
The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.
Washington, D.C.
Man Controlling Trade
A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.
Leuven, Belgium
'Totem'
A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco Columbarium
The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Underground
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Magic House
The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Holt Cemetery
A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana’s Civil War Museum at Confederate Memorial Hall
The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Metairie Cemetery
New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.
New York, New York
Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform
Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
New York, New York
The Forgotten Entrance to Clinton Hall
Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.
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.
