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Blue Mustang

Denver, Colorado

Blue Mustang

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Woodrow Wilson Bridge

Fort Washington, Maryland

Woodrow Wilson Bridge

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

The Hollensbury Spite House

Alexandria, Virginia

Hollensbury Spite House

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

Wyatt Earp's Grave

Colma, California

Wyatt Earp's Grave

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

The street art of El Carmen, Valencia.

Valencia, Spain

El Carme Street Art

Vibrant street art created with mixed media.

The tiny house and garden.

Valencia, Spain

Cat House

This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.

Chapel of the Holy Chalice at Valencia Cathedral in Valencia, Spain.

Valencia, Spain

Holy Chalice of Valencia

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

Parque Gulliver

Valencia, Spain

Parque Gulliver

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

Niantic converted to a hotel

San Francisco, California

Site of the Niantic

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

Bedroom in the Susanna Dickinson Museum

Austin, Texas

Susanna Dickinson Museum

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

The Statue of Roscoe Conkling

New York, New York

The Statue of Roscoe Conkling

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

Crowds gather to watch the bats fly out as the sun sets.

Austin, Texas

Congress Bridge Bats

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Museum of the Weird, May 2018

Austin, Texas

Museum of the Weird

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Old swivel rails

Fort Washington, Maryland

Fort Washington

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse

Staunton, Virginia

American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

The Raven Room

Charlottesville, Virginia

The Raven Room

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

The wooden escalators at Macy's are almost 100 years old.

New York, New York

Macy's Wooden Escalators

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Platform 9 3/4

London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom Clock

Coventry, England

Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom Clock

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

The District Six museum.

Cape Town, South Africa

District Six Museum

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

Fremont Troll

Seattle, Washington

Fremont Troll

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Museum of Pop Culture

Seattle, Washington

Museum of Pop Culture

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Seattle Underground

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Underground

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

City Reliquary Museum

Brooklyn, New York

City Reliquary

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

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