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At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

This massive metal sculpture in the shape of a folded paper airplane overlooks a Utah mountain.

This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.

A spiralling hourglass-shaped tower rises from the forests in Denmark.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.

Previously a hot spring, this park remains a site of unique history, wildlife, and geology.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

The grounds and buildings of an old wood pulp mill have been transformed into an innovative art park and museum.

Deep vertical fissures like miniature slot canyons cut across the cemented volcanic rock of Black Point above Mono Lake.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.