Bethesda, Maryland
Naval Surface Warfare Center
This massive swimming pool is the high tech home to the human-powered submarine races.
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Bethesda, Maryland
This massive swimming pool is the high tech home to the human-powered submarine races.
Cockeysville, Maryland
A swimming hole in the historic industrial quarry that supplied the marble for the Baltimore Washington Monument.
Green Bank, West Virginia
The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.
Chester, West Virginia
First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.
Beckley, West Virginia
A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.
East Point, Georgia
While The Dick Lane Velodrome is Atlanta’s official home of track cycling and Georgia's only velodrome, many are unfamiliar with this community gem.
Fordingbridge, England
Hidden from the ground but visible from above, this arrow target in the New Forest is part of Hampshire's rich World War II history.
Owatonna, Minnesota
Preserving the story of an early 20th-century orphanage.
Harrislee, Germany
These hilariously laughing bronze figures lampoon empty promises while encouraging civic engagement.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Opened in 1787, this old-world treasure is said to be the oldest restaurant in Copenhagen.
London, England
The first regular high-definition TV transmissions were made from this seemingly out-of-place mast located on one corner of a Victorian-era entertainment venue.
Fujisawa, Japan
A romantic escape inspired by the legend of a child-eating five-headed dragon.
Mexico City, Mexico
Named after and designed by women, this unique cultural center is an early 20th-century mansion covered in a modern shell.
Louisville, Kentucky
The menus here are a love letter to the culinary history of New Orleans.
Green Cove Springs, Florida
The second oldest jail in Florida gives insight into the realities of the criminal justice system at the turn of the 20th century.
Kamakura, Japan
In the former treasury of a popular temple, a rare sculptural depiction of Kannon’s diverse avatars.
Boalsburg, Pennsylvania
A history of the U.S. military, with a focus on Pennsylvania's contributions.
Akron, Iowa
This 'terrible lizard' was one of the world's first animatronic dinosaurs.
Bellaire, Ohio
Collectors keep the story of Ohio Valley glassmaking alive.
Haikko, Finland
See where this respected Finnish painter created over 200 works of art.
Bangkok, Thailand
This most unusual dragon is made of recycled Chinese cutlery.
Winchester, England
This sculpture is an homage to one of the most important Jewish women in medieval England.
Palatka, Florida
Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.
Pensacola, Florida
Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.