New York, New York
The "Irving House"
Nope, not Washington Irving's house.
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New York, New York
Nope, not Washington Irving's house.
Brooklyn, New York
This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.
Winslow, Arizona
One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.
Berlin, Germany
This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.
Nashua, New Hampshire
This mural celebrates the early integration of a New Hampshire baseball team.
Farmington, Connecticut
These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.
Homewood, Alabama
Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.
Wah, Pakistan
A mere stone's throw from Islamabad exists a spectacular display of three millennia of humanity's progress.
Parkville, Australia
The King is honored by an elaborate grotto on a continent he never visited.
Mason, New Hampshire
The childhood home of the meat inspector who would become the face of America.
Saudi Arabia
This giant volcanic crater holds its very own field of salt.
Zihuatanejo, Mexico
A notoriously corrupt Chief of Police's deteriorating Greek-themed playhouse.
Qaqortoq, Greenland
No longer the only, but definitely the oldest, fountain in Greenland.
Sanford, North Carolina
An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.
Washington, D.C.
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
Saint James, Missouri
Over 600 vacuum cleaners stack the shelves of what may be the cleanest museum in America.
Amman, Jordan
One man's labor of love, Amman's oldest home has become a time capsule with its doors permanently open to artists and guests.
Morgantown, West Virginia
This university transit system is a 1970s vision of the future.
Maysville, Kentucky
This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Manchester, New Hampshire
One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.
Diamond, Missouri
Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.
Monbalen, France
An abandoned nightclub has become a vibrant work of art.
Tallinn, Estonia
This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.
Enbekshikazakh District, Kazakhstan
The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.