Austin, Texas
Congress Bridge Bats
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
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Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Seattle, Washington
The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.
Seattle, Washington
In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.
Seattle, Washington
Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.
Seattle, Washington
The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.
Seattle, Washington
A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.
Charleston, South Carolina
Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.
Charleston, South Carolina
Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.
Charleston, South Carolina
Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Built in 1931, this small passageway is believed to be the first modern skyway.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
This double-arched masonry highway bridge is the only structure of its kind in Minnesota.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Triangular House built on a leafy residential street in St. Paul.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Real LegoLand.
Inglewood, California
A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.
Manhattan Beach, California
The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.
Lake Lure, North Carolina
Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.
Tokyo, Japan
This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Tokyo, Japan
A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.
Tokyo, Japan
Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.
Tokyo, Japan
An oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.