Jessieville, Arkansas
Coleman Mine
Crystal hunters can dig for their own stones at this DIY mine in Arkansas’ quartz belt.
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Jessieville, Arkansas
Crystal hunters can dig for their own stones at this DIY mine in Arkansas’ quartz belt.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.
Flagstaff, Arizona
An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.
Houston, Texas
In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.
Chantilly, Virginia
At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.
Paris, France
One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.
Paris, France
This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.
Darmstadt, Germany
A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.
Darmstadt, Germany
This remarkable parking garage in Darmstadt has lived several lives and still contains remnants of its World War I past.
Darmstadt, Germany
Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.
Frankfurt, Germany
Revitalization efforts converted a former U.S. military heliport into a sprawling urban park.
Frankfurt, Germany
From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.
Willebroek, Belgium
Walk through a well-preserved World War II Nazi prison and transit camp.
Tübingen, Germany
This giant statue of a vulva became internationally famous after an American exchange student got stuck in it.
Stuttgart, Germany
The remains of three Luftwaffe launch pads designed for manned anti-aircraft missiles.
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
These abandoned Cold War-era bunkers are now a designated refuge for endangered bat species.
Fort Washington, Maryland
This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.
Alexandria, Virginia
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
The Cold War-era "underground Pentagon" is a sprawling subterranean hideaway for the Defense Department.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Take in some Air Force history—and ogle some beautiful planes—at this little-known park near Myrtle Beach’s seashore.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.
Riverside, Ohio
Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.
Lawton, Oklahoma
Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.
Comrie, Scotland
Built to hold the worst of the worst of the Nazi war prisoners.