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Section of the sewer.

Madrid, Spain

Caños del Peral Archaeological Museum

This small museum tucked within a subway station holds pieces from Madrid's past.

Cares Gorge

Asturias, Spain

Cares Gorge

A spectacular walk on the flank of a gorge.

Turtle Playground.

St. Louis, Missouri

Turtle Playground

This is not your typical jungle gym.

City Museum

St. Louis, Missouri

City Museum

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The geyser was added in place of Eero Saarinen's original plan for a twin arch on the east side of the river
Permanently Closed

East St. Louis, Illinois

Gateway Geyser

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

Hundreds of artists have painted on this wall.

St. Louis, Missouri

The Mural Mile (Floodwall)

Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

Illinois Woodhenge

Fairmont City, Illinois

Illinois Woodhenge

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

Monks Mound at Cahokia

Collinsville, Illinois

Cahokia Mounds

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

Cotton Belt Freight Depot

St. Louis, Missouri

Cotton Belt Freight Depot

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

Turkey thigh roulade with bayou belle sweet potatoes and fried wheatberries.
Permanently Closed

St. Louis, Missouri

Bulrush

This ambitious restaurant celebrates the culinary traditions of the Ozarks before 1870.

Wainwright State Office Building

St. Louis, Missouri

Wainwright State Office Building

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

St. Louis' Old Courthouse was the scene of the Dred Scott Decision, which served as a catalyst in the eradication of slavery in the United States.

St. Louis, Missouri

Old St. Louis County Courthouse

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Eros Bendato.

St. Louis, Missouri

Eros Bendato

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

The Awakening II

Chesterfield, Missouri

The Awakening II

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

Independence Temple.

Independence, Missouri

Independence Temple

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

Boy and Frog.

Kansas City, Missouri

Boy and Frog Fountain

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

 Jardins de les 3 Xemeneies

Barcelona, Spain

Jardins de les 3 Xemeneies

An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.

The Giants of Santa Maria del Pi

Barcelona, Spain

The Giants of Santa Maria del Pi

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

At the base

Barcelona, Spain

Mirador de Colom (Columbus Monument)

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Neptune statue

Barcelona, Spain

Parc de l'Espanya Industrial

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.

Houses inside Park Güell designed by Gaudí

Barcelona, Spain

Park Güell

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Calder Mercury Fountain

Barcelona, Spain

Calder Mercury Fountain

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

Just your average rowing practice beneath dangling cars

Portugalete, Spain

Vizcaya Bridge

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

Puppy at its permanent location in Aguirre plaza outside the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum.

Bilbao, Spain

Jeff Koons' Puppy

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

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