Luray, Virginia
The Great Stalacpipe Organ
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
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Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
White Post, Virginia
Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.
White Post, Virginia
An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.
Falls Church, Virginia
A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.
Falls Church, Virginia
This monument traces the segregation line that inspired the first rural branch of the NAACP.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Menomonie, Wisconsin
As the glaciers retreated out of northern Wisconsin, this unique natural wonder was crafted.
Menomonie, Wisconsin
This park harkens back to frontier life in Wisconsin.
Sterling, Virginia
These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.
Sterling, Virginia
This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.
Menomonie, Wisconsin
The tragic death of 19-year-old Mabel Tainter in 1886 led to the construction of this unique Victorian-era theater in the northern woods of Wisconsin.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Quito, Ecuador
The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.
Silver Spring, Maryland
An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.
Bethesda, Maryland
FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.
Washington, D.C.
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.
Lincoln, Nebraska
An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.
Jacksonville, Florida
A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.
San Diego, California
An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.
San Diego, California
An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.
San Diego, California
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
Mosta, Malta
This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."
São Paulo, Brazil
The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.