Orlando, Florida
Progress City Model
A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.
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Orlando, Florida
A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.
Orlando, Florida
If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.
Orlando, Florida
A different kind of swan princess.
Miami, Florida
This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.
Coral Gables, Florida
A plaque honors Miami's sister city in the Canary Islands, inviting one to reflect on their place in the world.
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Newark, Ohio
An office built to look like a giant basket.
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Constructed from the ruins of a former glass factory, this park incorporates the old with the new.
Columbus, Ohio
An unassuming 13-acre park is home to over 12,000 roses.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.
Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.
Keene, New Hampshire
A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.
Putney, Vermont
A classic roadside attraction on Vermont's historic Route 5.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
The island home of an unlucky whaling captain whose story inspired a great American novel.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Small island science organization offers public the chance to participate in research.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.
Santiago, Chile
It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.
Valparaiso, Chile
What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.
Algarrobo, Chile
A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
New York, New York
The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.
New York, New York
An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.
Brooklyn, New York
This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.