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In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

A giant concrete churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

A medieval Italian village is fighting depopulation with this vibrant annual street art festival.

A preserved dragon's rib that remembers the legend of the founding of the city of Atessa.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

A Spiritualist house of worship where believers communicate with the dead in the spirit world.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.