Saint Paul, Minnesota
"Princess Kay of the Milky Way" Butter Heads
Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.
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Saint Paul, Minnesota
Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
San Francisco, California
A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.
San Francisco, California
The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”
Inverness, California
This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.
Marshall, California
Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.
Olema, California
'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.
Emeryville, California
This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.
Oakland, California
A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.
Berkeley, California
Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Built in 1931, this small passageway is believed to be the first modern skyway.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.
Nevada City, California
This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.
Nevada City, California
California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.
Nevada City, California
Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.
Grass Valley, California
An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.
Grass Valley, California
A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.
Grass Valley, California
Built in 1895, this bed and breakfast was once a hospital that served an early 1900s Gold Rush boomtown.
Grass Valley, California
The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.
Grass Valley, California
The oldest continuously operating Catholic school west of the Mississippi.
Grass Valley, California
Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.
Baltimore, Maryland
Walk through the history of American pop culture.
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.