Places Cowshow Wants to Go

A disused, crumbling 110-year-old theater retains the authentic retro charms of Showa-era cinema.

When it was built in 1916, this bridge was critical infrastructure for local farmers. Today, it's being restored for walking and biking.

The highest bridge in Myanmar was once the tallest railway bridge in the world.

The first keystone arch railroad bridges constructed in America.

Though it's no longer a functioning train depot, this castle-like structure is an important piece of Oklahoma history.

Raised high above the Cimarron River, this 1,268-foot rail bridge followed a half-century of trainwrecks, bridge collapses, and an abandoned town.

An architectural marvel that combines Gothic architecture with Indian elements.

In the middle of the Alaskan wilderness, lies a train trestle to nowhere.

A gorgeous stone viaduct crosses over a bucolic valley.

Honoring a local founder, this tiny tribute once vanished under mysterious circumstances.

Graffiti-clad ruins of an abandoned 1980s industrial site with a toxic past are nestled among residential houses.

The world’s largest street art museum.

A horse statue that receives constant makeovers from graffiti artists and locals.

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

This suburban house is made of dirt, and almost sparked a revolution in home construction.

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

A promising candidate for the lost rock laid by George Washington was unearthed, but the hunt is still on.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.