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Featuring the the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.

An ancient glacial pothole waterfall in the heart of the Green Mountains.

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

This sound-art installation features songs composed using only the Mid-Hudson Bridge as an instrument.

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.

A century-old miner's quarters turned mansion.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.