McLean, Virginia
Burling Cabin Site
The local community brought back this land to transform it into a nature preserve.
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McLean, Virginia
The local community brought back this land to transform it into a nature preserve.
Madrid, Spain
A plaque in Madrid’s West Park marks the launch of a queer icon’s unlikely media career.
Paris, France
For more than a century, revolutionary graffiti has marked the wall of a Parisian church.
New York, New York
For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."
Pittston, Pennsylvania
The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.
Brandy Station, Virginia
At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.
Braddock, Pennsylvania
These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.
Columbus, Ohio
The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.
St. Louis, Missouri
An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.
Kansas City, Missouri
An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Colonial architecture meets urban art in this sprawling open-air gallery.
Whistler, British Columbia
An abandoned logging settlement nestled in the woods near a popular ski town.
Whistler, British Columbia
The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.
Henderson, Nevada
This former open-pit manganese mine is now a massive graffiti canvas.
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
Kansas City, Missouri
This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.
Los Angeles, California
One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.