Galveston, Texas
The Kettle House
This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.
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Galveston, Texas
This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.
Tacoma, Washington
"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."
Port Orchard, Washington
Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.
Whistler, British Columbia
The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.
Whistler, British Columbia
This egg-shaped treehouse was inspired by "sport sleeping."
Russia
Two islands just 4 km apart separated by an International Border and Date Line.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
One man's fulfilled dream of living on an artificial island made of recycled plastic bottles.
Orlando, Florida
A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.
Seattle, Washington
A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.
Leadore, Idaho
These century-old beehive-shaped kilns were built to produce charcoal for nearby mines.
Tok, Alaska
This junkyard made over as a theme park is the "Most Alaskan place in Alaska."
Adak, Alaska
America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.
Barrow, Alaska
The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.
Juneau, Alaska
Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.
Juneau, Alaska
Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."
Wasilla, Alaska
Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.
Skagway, Alaska
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Los Angeles, California
A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.
Alton Barnes, England
This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.
Montezuma, New Mexico
A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Quemado, New Mexico
In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.
Clark County, Nevada
This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.