Butte, Montana
World Museum of Mining
A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.
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Butte, Montana
A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.
Butte, Montana
High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.
Worden, Montana
The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.
West Glacier, Montana
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
Boulder, Montana
This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.
Drummond, Montana
This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.
Butte, Montana
New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.
Spokane, Washington
This Spokane mansion and the stories within its walls have been brought back to life, thanks to careful restoration.
Spokane, Washington
This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.
Spokane, Washington
This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.
Spokane, Washington
A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.
Seattle, Washington
Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Washington, D.C.
The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Prague, Czechia
Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.
Prague, Czechia
Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.
Tokyo, Japan
The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.