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Buck Rock.

Hume, California

Buck Rock

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

A view of the control tower at the Tucson airport.

Tucson, Arizona

Tucson's Retro Airport Control Tower

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

El Camino del Diablo

Arizona

El Camino del Diablo

This ancient trail has claimed the lives of over 2,000 people.

Grand Falls.

Leupp, Arizona

Grand Falls

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

Desert landscape encroaching.

Tucson, Arizona

Lisa Frank Factory

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

Puente de Occidente (Bridge of the West).

Olaya, Colombia

Puente de Occidente (Bridge of the West)

What was once the longest suspension bridge in Latin America was directly inspired by the iconic Brooklyn Bridge.

Mojave Megaphone

Baker, California

Mojave Megaphone

No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Schouwburgplein Kinetic Lamp Posts

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Schouwburgplein Kinetic Lamp Posts

Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.

Pocahontas statue.

Gravesend, England

The Resting Place of Pocahontas

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.

Sidi M'Cid Bridge

Constantine, Algeria

Sidi M'Cid Bridge

This dizzying span over the ancient Algerian city was once the highest suspension bridge in the world.

The original Saltair

Salt Lake City, Utah

Saltair

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

Crystal Cathedral, designed by Philip Johnson: Interior, world's third largest organ features 16,000 pipes.

Garden Grove, California

Christ Cathedral (Crystal Cathedral)

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

G-Cans: the World's Largest Drain

Kasukabe, Japan

G-Cans: the World's Largest Drain

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

Observation tower at the top of Kuwohi

Bryson City, North Carolina

Kuwohi

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

Saut de Brot

Boudry, Switzerland

Saut de Brot

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

Winter Solstice 2019

Wendover, Utah

Sun Tunnels

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

Vallaincourt Fountain
Permanently Closed

San Francisco, California

Vaillancourt Fountain

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Olympic National Park: Hoh Rainforest.

Forks, Washington

One Square Inch of Silence

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Monongahela Incline

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Monongahela Incline

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

Trift Bridge

Gadmen, Switzerland

Trift Bridge

This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.

Beautiful Cave Entrance

Beatenberg, Switzerland

St. Beatus Cave

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

The FBI's spy house on Wisconsin Ave. Cameras could be seen in the tinted skylights on the roof.

Washington, D.C.

FBI Spy House

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

Canton Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Canton Avenue

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

Devil's Bridge

Llangennith, Wales

Worm's Head Tidal Island

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

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