Seattle, Washington
Gas Works Park
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Places I've been
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Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Tucson, Arizona
Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.
Tucson, Arizona
The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.
Tucson, Arizona
This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.
Tombstone, Arizona
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
Poulsbo, Washington
The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.
Tucson, Arizona
This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.
Green Valley, Arizona
After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.
Tucson, Arizona
This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.
Tucson, Arizona
One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Grand architectural relics gain a new life in this Pennsylvania warehouse.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
A museum dedicated to the history of electric interurban transit near the home of the first electric trolley system in the United States.
Miami, Florida
In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Bend, Oregon
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
Mitchell, Oregon
Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.
New York, New York
A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.
Seattle, Washington
A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The last Victorian market in Belfast.
Celebration, Florida
Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.
Tirana, Albania
What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?
New York, New York
This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.