Barcelona, Spain
Park GĂĽell
GaudĂ's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
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Barcelona, Spain
GaudĂ's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni GaudĂ's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Independence, Missouri
This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.
Astoria, Oregon
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
Bend, Oregon
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
Manhattan Beach, California
The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.
San Diego, California
It would be a crime to miss it.
San Diego, California
This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.
San Diego, California
Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.
San Diego, California
One of the largest trees of its kind in California.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Fort Washington, Maryland
This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
Kensington, Maryland
The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.
Alexandria, Virginia
The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.
Alexandria, Virginia
This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.
Alexandria, Virginia
The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.
Bethesda, Maryland
FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.
Bethesda, Maryland
Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.
Arlington, Virginia
This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
Washington, D.C.
The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.
Washington, D.C.
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Arlington, Virginia
The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.
Arlington, Virginia
Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.