Vancouver, British Columbia
The Marine Building
This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.
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Vancouver, British Columbia
This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.
Chicago, Illinois
Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.
Palo Alto, California
Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Atlanta, Georgia
Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.
London, England
This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
Panjin Shi, China
A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
Los Angeles, California
Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.
Waco, Texas
Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.
Wendover, Utah
A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.
Bishopville, South Carolina
One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.
Ingram, Texas
A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
Prague, Czechia
An old asylum graveyard that's been abandoned for half a century attracts those seeking a dark thrill.
Bloomington, Indiana
If astronomy had a ghost, it would look like this observatory.
San Bernardino, California
This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
Durango, Colorado
This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.
San Francisco, California
A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.
San Francisco, California
A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.
Detroit, Michigan
Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.