Cuilapam de Guerrero, Mexico
Ex-Monastery of Santiago Apóstol
This exquisite example of early colonial architecture remains unfinished almost 500 years after construction began.
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Cuilapam de Guerrero, Mexico
This exquisite example of early colonial architecture remains unfinished almost 500 years after construction began.
San Francisco, California
Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.
Washington, D.C.
Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.
Charlottesville, Virginia
The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.
Washington, D.C.
This nondescript row house in downtown Washington, D.C., was the home of a very secretive group for well over a century
Washington, D.C.
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Camp Verde, Arizona
This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.
Steele, North Dakota
The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.
Hebron, Nebraska
At 32 feet long, this swing is big enough for the whole family—and then some.
Muscatine, Iowa
A colossal watermelon slice celebrating Muscatine’s sweet agricultural heritage.
Lyon, France
For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.
Lyon, France
The world's first funicular powered by a steam engine.
Lyon, France
Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.
Washington, D.C.
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Toronto, Ontario
This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.
Shelburne, Vermont
A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.
Atlanta, Georgia
A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.
Lucas, Kansas
This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.
Wilson, Kansas
A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.
Weston, Missouri
The largest collection of woven silk tapestries in the world.
Portland, Maine
The only museum in the world dedicated to the global, historic, and modern art of beadwork.
Lucas, Kansas
A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.
New York, New York
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
Baku, Azerbaijan
The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.