Culver City, California
The Wende Museum
Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.
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Culver City, California
Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.
Borrego Springs, California
Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.
Crestline, California
This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.
Near Lake Arrowhead, California
Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.
Lucerne Valley, California
A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.
Titusville, Florida
A building so large that it has its own weather.
Holland, Michigan
Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.
Allen Park, Michigan
The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.
Detroit, Michigan
Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.
Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Los Angeles, California
World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.
West Baden Springs, Indiana
A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
Itaewon-ro, South Korea
Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.
Los Angeles, California
A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.
London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Williams, Arizona
An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
San Juan Capistrano, California
Oldest building in California still in use.
Avalon, California
Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.