El Paso, Texas
Casa de Azucar
The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.
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El Paso, Texas
The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.
San Antonio, Texas
Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.
El Paso, Texas
A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Leavenworth, Washington
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
Tacoma, Washington
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
San Antonio, Texas
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Long Beach, Washington
This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Seattle, Washington
Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Seattle, Washington
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
Yermo, California
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Wahiawa, Hawaii
Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.
Wahiawa, Hawaii
This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.