Atlanta, Georgia
Kendeda Building
This "living building" on Georgia Tech's campus is home to a blueberry orchard, honeybees, and more than 900 solar panels.
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Atlanta, Georgia
This "living building" on Georgia Tech's campus is home to a blueberry orchard, honeybees, and more than 900 solar panels.
Atlanta, Georgia
A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.
McLean, Virginia
The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.
Broad Run, Virginia
This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.
Warm Springs, Virginia
Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.
Mechanicsville, Virginia
The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.
Village of Pelham, New York
A century-old historical movie theatre that plays a mix of independent and mainstream films.
Bangkok, Thailand
Chronicling the history of Thailand’s unique currencies, from the silver “bullet money” to porcelain gambling tokens of various shapes.
Neyshabur, Iran
The beautifully designed resting place of Iran's national poet is a masterpiece of modern Persian architecture.
Churchill, Manitoba
The rusting hulk of a 250-foot-long merchant vessel remains where she grounded on the shore of Hudson Bay.
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Contrasting the old concrete courthouse beneath, a modern and colorful residential marvel has emerged, stirring both acclaim and controversy.
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.
Centreville, Virginia
Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.
Durham, England
The former "holiday home" for monks at the Durham Cathedral.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.
Newton, Kansas
This vivid painted ceramic sculpture evokes the expansiveness of the prairie sky.
County Donegal, Ireland
Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.
Athens, Greece
A martyred saint built a nunnery and school for girls here known as the "Parthenon."
Yokohama, Japan
A narrow, dead-end alley hides with a small fox shrine and the untold history of Yokohama's historic red-light district.
Louisville, Kentucky
A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'
Geneva, Switzerland
A treasure trove of scientific instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou, Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland's last remaining granite lighthouse.
White Post, Virginia
Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.