Seattle, Washington
Freeway Park
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
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Seattle, Washington
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Seattle, Washington
This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.
Seattle, Washington
This edible park is open to any and all foragers.
Seattle, Washington
A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.
New York, New York
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
New York, New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
New York, New York
Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
Berkeley, California
The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.
Del Mar, California
This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.
San Francisco, California
The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.
San Francisco, California
Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.
San Francisco, California
Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.
San Francisco, California
A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.
San Francisco, California
One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.
San Francisco, California
The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.
San Francisco, California
Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.
Sydney, Australia
A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.
Sydney, Australia
Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.
Sydney, Australia
A boardwalk winds through this sliver of coastal nature hidden within Sydney.
Sydney, Australia
Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.
Sydney, Australia
This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.