Austin, Texas
Skyspace: The Color Inside
A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.
Places I've been
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Austin, Texas
A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.
Fort Worth, Texas
Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.
Saratoga Springs, New York
Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
Chiefland, Florida
A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Homosassa, Florida
Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.
Cedar City, Utah
A monument to a survivor of harsh pioneer life, frostbite, and primitive surgery.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
New York, New York
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
London, England
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Clarksville, Indiana
The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.
Versailles, Kentucky
This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.
New Harmony, Indiana
Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.
Columbus, Ohio
Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Paris, France
High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.