New York, New York
The Woolworth Building
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
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New York, New York
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
Rye, Colorado
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
An unfinished revolving restaurant on a church campus towers over suburban Northeast Ohio
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Danese, West Virginia
This functioning mill was built in the 1970s using parts from several other West Virginia mills.
Staunton, Virginia
A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.
Green Bank, West Virginia
This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.
Green Bank, West Virginia
The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.
Cass, West Virginia
Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Frostburg, Maryland
A steel skeleton is all that exists of what is supposed to be a replica of Noah's Ark
Oldtown, Maryland
Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.
Wheeling, West Virginia
This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.
New York, New York
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
Los Angeles, California
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
St Ignace, Michigan
This nearly 200-foot tall limestone stack offers visitors amazing views and a chance to meet Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.
Greensburg, Indiana
For over 100 years, this Indiana town has had a tree growing out the top of the local courthouse.
Rock Stone Pond, Belize
An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.
West Liberty, Ohio
These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."
San Antonio, Texas
This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.
San Antonio, Texas
Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.