Blythe, California
Blythe Intaglios
Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.
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Blythe, California
Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.
Chula Vista, California
The American rainmaker and a burst dam.
Pomona, Illinois
A natural sandstone bridge nestled within a mature forest in southern Illinois.
Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
Constrained by time and topography, this civil engineering landmark was constructed 100 feet above Starrucca Creek over the course of a single year.
Tucson, Arizona
A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats live under the bridge and take flight at sundown all summer long.
Marion, Virginia
An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.
Cambridge, England
Cambridge’s century-old outdoor swimming pool is tied for being the longest pool in the United Kingdom, but it is also unusually narrow.
Glastonbury, England
An ancient well nestled at the foot of Glastonbury Tor, shrouded in Arthurian legend and revered for its purported healing waters.
San Diego, California
Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.
Twentynine Palms, California
This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.
Palm Springs, California
A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.
Mecca, California
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Geneva, Switzerland
This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.
Chloride, Arizona
All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Knoxville, Iowa
The only museum in the world dedicated to the history of sprint car racing, next to one of the country's most historic dirt tracks.
San Diego, California
An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.
Sers, France
This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Flagstaff, Arizona
This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.
Fréjus, France
This mosque was based on Sub-Saharan Islamic architecture and created for the Senegalese Tirailleurs.
Besiekiery, Poland
These beautiful castle ruins are nestled in the Polish countryside.
New York, New York
A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
Ansted, West Virginia
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.