Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Salt Mine
Over a thousand feet beneath the Detroit streets is a subterranean metropolis few are allowed to enter.
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Detroit, Michigan
Over a thousand feet beneath the Detroit streets is a subterranean metropolis few are allowed to enter.
West Baden Springs, Indiana
A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.
Hutchinson, Kansas
Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.
Lüneburg, Germany
This German museum devoted to the simple wonders of salt is actually built over an old saltworks.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Aigues-Mortes, France
This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.
Alton Barnes, England
This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.
Washington, D.C.
The fountains of the U.S. Navy Memorial are annually salted with water from the Seven Seas as part of a nautical ritual.
Wilmington, England
This giant geoglyph of mysterious origins is now the site of neo-pagan rituals.
New York, New York
This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.
Heidelberg, Germany
This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.
Ise, Japan
This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.
Beltsville, Maryland
The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.
Ine, Japan
The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.
Elsie, Oregon
A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.
Boothbay, Maine
A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.
Kennebunkport, Maine
The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.
Waldoboro, Maine
Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.
Millinocket, Maine
The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.