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This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A museum dedicated to an elusive cryptid.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

On the edge of this small Washington Park, a piece of the Earth's mantle has come to the surface.

This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

This Cold War missile launch site has been abandoned for 40 years.

This jazz venue welcomes performers nightly and students daily.

This mural of the late David Bowie features eight colorful panels showcasing Bowie’s various alter egos.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.