Seattle, Washington
‘A Sound Garden’
A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.
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Seattle, Washington
Museum of Pop Culture
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Seattle, Washington
Fremont Troll
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Ekalaka, Montana
Medicine Rocks State Park
This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.
Virginia City, Montana
Historic Virginia City
An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.
Cornish, New Hampshire
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
The summer home and later final residence of acclaimed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
Jackson, New Hampshire
Mount Washington
The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
St. Anthony's Chapel
This church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Barnes Foundation
Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.
Zoar, Ohio
Historic Zoar Village
Ohio's 19th-century communist micro-society.
Maria Stein, Ohio
Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics
One of the largest collections of holy relics in the country.
Columbus, Ohio
The Topiary Park
Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.
Peebles, Ohio
The Great Serpent Mound
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Arlington, Virginia
DEA Museum
An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.
Warsaw, Virginia
Menokin
The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.
Washington, D.C.
Titanic Memorial
This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."
Washington, D.C.
Culture House
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Naval Observatory Library
A hoard of sky catalogs, astrophysical journals, even the works of Galileo and Copernicus.
Washington, D.C.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Washington, D.C.
Catacombs of Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Washington, D.C.
The Blessing of the Fleets Ceremony
The fountains of the U.S. Navy Memorial are annually salted with water from the Seven Seas as part of a nautical ritual.
Washington, D.C.
National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Marfa, Texas
Chinati Foundation
Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.
Dallas, Texas
'Eye' Sculpture
This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.
