Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Masonic Temple of Philadelphia
Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.
Barcelona, Spain
A once-secret library of Freemason history in Catalonia.
Alexandria, Virginia
This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.
London, England
Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.
Washington, D.C.
This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.
England
The only surviving theatre where William Shakespeare performed as an actor.
Houston, Texas
In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.
Schiphol, Netherlands
It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.
Singapore
Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”
Boston, Massachusetts
Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.
Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Bisbee, Arizona
A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.
Earlimart, California
A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.
Central City, Colorado
This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.
Eagle, Alaska
This remote fort on the Yukon River is a vestige of the wild Alaska gold rush.
Molson, Washington
This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Bodfish, California
This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
San Diego, California
Listen to the sounds of the Earth moving along the Rose Canyon Fault.
Glasgow, Scotland
The final resting place of a poisoned lover whose death was at the center of one of Glasgow's most sensational murder trials.
London, England
This mysterious pyramid is said to be part of a complex web of occult and Freemason symbols.