Kingman, Kansas
Glenn Stark Park
This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.
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Kingman, Kansas
This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.
Blairsville, Georgia
An eerie site of reverence for those who have completed an epic journey.
Uravan, Colorado
Only a few signs remain of the buried Colorado mining town that supplied the uranium for the first atomic bomb.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.
Hachita, New Mexico
This abandoned church dominates the landscape of a former mining boomtown.
Norwich, Connecticut
The site where chief Miantonomo of the Narraganset people was captured.
Salamanca, New York
This museum pays tribute to the largest group in the Iroquois Confederacy.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
This exoskeleton was gifted to Rutgers University by Japan for its role in educating some of the first Japanese citizens to study outside the country.
Marlborough, Connecticut
This roadside wonder is as mysterious as it is beloved.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
When oil was discovered just outside of Pittsburgh, the city became home to this regional stock market.
Lemont, Illinois
This former nursery supplied plants for the creation of Chicago's largest park.
Eastham, Massachusetts
These three lighthouses played a fundamental role in the maritime life of Eastham.
Elberta, Utah
This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.
Palm Springs, California
Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.
Whitethorn, California
A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.
San Jose, California
Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.
Keyser, West Virginia
This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.
Fremont, California
Sporting Brutalist architecture, this school is hidden amid a quiet suburban neighborhood.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Inside this shop, visitors are treated to a unique blend of natural history and art.
San Juan Teposcolula, Mexico
Oaxaca's recently restored "forgotten Dominican convent."
Mexico City, Mexico
This neon installation is a tribute to a Mexica god, who gave his skin to humanity.
Taxco, Mexico
A skeleton without arms watches over the side door of one of the most beautiful baroque temples in Mexico.