Papantla, Mexico
Pirámide de los Nichos (Pyramid of the Niches)
The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.
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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
The Arch of Cabo San Lucas
A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.
Mexico City, Mexico
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo House-Studio Museum
The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.
Malinalco, Mexico
House of the Eagles
The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.
Sterling, Virginia
Dulles Airport Mobile Lounges
These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.
Permanently Closed
Arlington, Virginia
Pentagon Hot Dog Stand
Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.
Luray, Virginia
The Great Stalacpipe Organ
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
McLean, Virginia
CIA Museum
A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.
Permanently Closed
Redford, Texas
Contrabando
An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.
Washington, D.C.
Renwick Gallery
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
Riggs Bank
The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.
Washington, D.C.
The Big Chair
A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.
Washington, D.C.
Summerhouse
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
Terlingua, Texas
Lajitas Ghost Town
Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.
Terlingua, Texas
Terlingua Ghost Town
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
El Rosario, Mexico
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.
Huasca de Ocampo, Mexico
Los Prismas Basálticos Waterfalls
Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.
Chicago, Illinois
Carroll Avenue
A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.
Chicago, Illinois
Aircraft Carriers of Navy Pier
Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.
Chicago, Illinois
Crown Fountain
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sky Gate
During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.
São Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo Pedestrian Signal Lights
The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.
Wahiawa, Hawaii
World's Largest Plant Maze
Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Bishop Museum
This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.
