Savage, Maryland
Bollman Truss Bridge
This is the last surviving Bollman truss bridge in the world.
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Savage, Maryland
This is the last surviving Bollman truss bridge in the world.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Hong Kong
This striking high elevated road snakes downhill between densely packed buildings.
Miersch, Luxembourg
This small monument commemorates the fact that seven villages named Beringen in five different countries have been united by a bond of friendship since 1959.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Thousands of signed dollar bills turn a simple tavern into a living record of travelers’ comings and goings.
Marathon, Florida
A hangar at Marathon Key’s airport is now an ode to aviation history.
Key West, Florida
A botanical hideaway sits inside the ruins of a half-built Civil War fort.
Key Largo, Florida
Part research station, part time capsule, part aquatic fever dream.
Islamorada, Florida
At this bayside marina, enormous wild tarpon jump out of the water to snatch fish from visitors’ hands.
Krzeszów, Poland
One of the largest and most ornate abbeys in this part of Europe.
Logan, Ohio
A towering tribute to old-fashioned laundry days, this giant washboard monument turns a simple chore into a playful spectacle!
Maina, Guam
Massive industrial-chic coffee shop housed in former 1970s-era Bank of Guam building.
Cape Town, South Africa
A set of multi-story murals honor Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu.
West Fork, Arkansas
A sandstone canyon wilderness with a history of outlaws, mysterious disappearances, and a UFO encounter.
Lake Tyers Beach, Australia
The site of the the first evidence of oil occurrence in Australia.
Ironton, Colorado
The most easily accessible intact vertical mine shaft structure remaining in the Red Mountain Mining District.
Cottbus, Germany
The unusual burial site of a globetrotter, eccentric, adventurer, war hero, landscape designer, dandy, and writer.
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Mühltal, Germany
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Houston, Texas
After emancipation, former slaves paved the roads of their newly built settlement with these bricks.
Monterey, California
Behold the uncanny sight of the Golden Arches—rendered in black.
Inyo County, California
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
Bradford, Tennessee
The “capital city of the Kingdom of Skullbonia” features a general store and a mural spotlighting the town’s bareknuckle boxers.
Trempealeau, Wisconsin
An 1857 brewery on the banks Mississippi River, now just a ruin with no roof, no windows and only one corner of the building still standing.