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Bridge of No Return
Permanently Closed

Paju, South Korea

Bridge of No Return

The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.

War Memorial of Korea

Itaewon-ro, South Korea

War Memorial of Korea

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

Temple and home exterior

Chicago, Illinois

Stan Mansion

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

Wicker Park

Chicago, Illinois

Wicker Park

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

This is what Myopic books looks like.

Chicago, Illinois

Myopic Books

A Bibliophile's Dream.

Four Columns at Morton Arboretum

Lisle, Illinois

Four Columns at Morton Arboretum

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden (The Great Buddha Hall)

Nara, Japan

Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden (The Great Buddha Hall)

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The Forbidden City

Beijing, China

The Forbidden City

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Mausoleum of Mao Zedong.

Beijing, China

Chairman Mao Memorial Hall

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

Ryōan-ji

Kyoto, Japan

Ryōan-ji

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

View of Shanghai and the Oriental Pearl Tower

Shanghai, China

Oriental Pearl Tower

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

Working People's Cultural Palace

Beijing, China

Working People's Cultural Palace

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Looking ahead on the slide.

Beijing, China

Great Wall of China Slide

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Sanstha Mandir.

Bartlett, Illinois

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Sanstha Mandir Chicago

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

A Tightly-Packed Corridor of Games

Brookfield, Illinois

Galloping Ghost Arcade

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

Sacred Heart Seminary Shrine

Geneva, Illinois

Sacred Heart Seminary Shrine

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

Brevard White Squirrels

Brevard, North Carolina

Brevard White Squirrels

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

Poinsett Bridge

Travelers Rest, South Carolina

Poinsett Bridge

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

Fabyan Windmill February 2021

Batavia, Illinois

Fabyan Windmill

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

The Collider Detector at Fermilab.

Batavia, Illinois

Fermilab

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

Lake View Cemetery

Seattle, Washington

Lake View Cemetery

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

Jimi Hendrix Memorial

Renton, Washington

Jimi Hendrix Memorial

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

Fremont Bridge

Seattle, Washington

Fremont Bridge

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

Fremont Troll

Seattle, Washington

Fremont Troll

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

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