Richmond, California
Richmond Shipyards
Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.
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Richmond, California
Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.
Richmond, California
A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.
Berkeley, California
A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.
Schroeder, Minnesota
A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.
St. Joseph, Minnesota
The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.
Cold Spring, Minnesota
After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.
Boulder City, Nevada
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Nelson, Nevada
A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Berkeley, California
The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.
Albany, California
An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."
Shafer, Minnesota
An amazing collection of sculptures and art.
Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Arlington, Virginia
The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.
Washington, D.C.
The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.
Arlington, Virginia
The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.
Washington, D.C.
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
Chicago, Illinois
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.