Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
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Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Washington, D.C.
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
Washington, D.C.
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Spokane, Washington
This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Charleston, South Carolina
Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Madrid, Spain
A masterpiece of Rationalist architecture in the center of Madrid with lizards on it.
Madrid, Spain
This little sun pays homage to a massive gate that once stood at this location.
Madrid, Spain
A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.
Madrid, Spain
Artist Natividad Sánchez wrote a new ending for one of Roman mythology's tragic love stories.
Madrid, Spain
For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.
Madrid, Spain
This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Zermatt, Switzerland
This Swiss cemetery is reserved for people who died in climbing accidents.
Poland
These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.
Hel, Poland
The rusting hulk of a Soviet warship sits on a Polish beach.