Rochester, New York
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The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.
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Rochester, New York
The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.
Corning, New York
Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.
Austin, Pennsylvania
When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."
Cheverny, France
The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.
Chartres, France
A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.
Bailleau-Armenonville, France
A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.
Thorée-les-Pins, France
One man's fifteen-year diversion lead to a garden of intriguing sculptures.
Shiraz, Iran
Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Fremont, California
Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.
Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Friday Harbor, Washington
This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Riola, Italy
Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.
London, England
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.
Auerstedt, Germany
Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.
Mono County, California
This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.
St. Marys, Georgia
Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.