Saint Paul, Minnesota
Seventh Street Improvement Arches
This double-arched masonry highway bridge is the only structure of its kind in Minnesota.
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Saint Paul, Minnesota
This double-arched masonry highway bridge is the only structure of its kind in Minnesota.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Art Deco Silver Screen.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Enter the Forest of the Elves.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A Studio on the Fringes of the Northeast Art District.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A Norwegian church that was built before Wisconsin was even a state has been entirely moved to a nicer spot.
Soweto, South Africa
Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.
Johannesburg, South Africa
The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.
Mogale, South Africa
Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.
Kyoto, Japan
This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Athens, Greece
Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.
Granada, Spain
Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.
Madison, Wisconsin
Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.
Red Wing, Minnesota
Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.
Cincinnati, Ohio
One of Cincinnati's greatest fighters once trained at a now defunct gym in this Over-The-Rhine neighborhood.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.
Tokyo, Japan
This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."
Chicago, Illinois
This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.
London, England
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.