Vienna, Austria
Wolf and Cow Playing Backgammon Mural
A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.
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Vienna, Austria
A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.
Bluff, Utah
A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.
Ramona, California
This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.
Budapest, Hungary
This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.
Sonora, Texas
A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.
Chicago, Illinois
Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.
Rockport, Washington
The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.
Chicago, Illinois
The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.
Los Angeles, California
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Los Angeles, California
This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.
Beverly Hills, California
Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.
Los Angeles, California
Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.
Los Angeles, California
This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.
Santa Clarita, California
The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.
Santa Ynez, California
The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.
Solvang, California
Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.
Santa Barbara, California
The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.
Los Angeles, California
One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.
Calabasas, California
A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.
Thousand Oaks, California
From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.
Simi Valley, California
The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.