Brooklyn, New York
Childs Restaurant Building
The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.
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Brooklyn, New York
The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.
Queens, New York
The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.
Queens, New York
An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.
Elberta, Alabama
Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.
Fackler, Alabama
This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.
Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
Seattle, Washington
The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.
Seattle, Washington
A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.
Seattle, Washington
The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Seattle, Washington
42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.
Seattle, Washington
A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.
Seattle, Washington
This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.
Seattle, Washington
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Seattle, Washington
Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.
Seattle, Washington
The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.
Seattle, Washington
Founded in 1961, this comic shop is said to be the oldest in the world.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
At the turn of the 20th century, the Minnehaha County courthouse played host to sensational public divorce trials.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
This soaring sculpture and Sioux Falls landmark represents the leap of faith taken to make one's dreams come true.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
One devoted couple has donated multiple recreations of Michelangelo's sculptures to this South Dakota town.
Wall, South Dakota
One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.