Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Irish Famine Memorial
Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.
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Winona, Minnesota
Sugar Loaf
Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.
London, England
The Burney Relief
This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.
San Diego, California
Hotel del Coronado
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
Permanently Closed
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Children's Zoo
The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.
Detroit, Michigan
Belle Isle Aquarium
The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.
Detroit, Michigan
Nancy Brown Peace Carillon
Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.
Detroit, Michigan
Murals in the Market
Detroit’s Eastern Market has been transformed into an outdoor museum with colorful murals that address social issues and symbolize the city.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
'Grwostlaven'
At HopCat, a marker honors fictional creatures with the ability to travel the missing dimensions of Kcymaerxthaere.
Seattle, Washington
Denny Substation
The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.
Franconia, New Hampshire
Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza
A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.
Brooklyn, New York
Smith-9 Street Station
The highest rapid transit station in the world.
Permanently Closed
Johnson Creek, Wisconsin
Gobbler Theater
This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.
New York, New York
African Elephants Diorama
This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.
San Diego, California
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
San Diego, California
Balboa Park Moreton Bay Fig Tree
One of the largest trees of its kind in California.
San Diego, California
Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge
This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.
San Diego, California
San Diego Museum of Us
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
San Diego, California
Lucha Libre Taco Shop
Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.
Verona Island, Maine
Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory
The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.
Newport, Rhode Island
Carey Mansion
This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport Cliff Walk
Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Green Animals Topiary Garden
Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!
Newton, Massachusetts
Star Market
This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.
