Grand Rapids, Michigan
Fish Ladder Park
An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.
Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Explore nearly 200 years of guitar-making history
Little Falls, New York
Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.
Oxford, Mississippi
William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.
Buffalo, New York
One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.
Louisville, Kentucky
This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.
Marceline, Missouri
A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.
Los Angeles, California
This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.
Toronto, Ontario
The remains of a once-famous hotel that also acted as an artist colony.
La Haye-de-Routot, France
Two ancient yew trees with a chapel and an altar built inside their hollow trunks.
Ormond Beach, Florida
Faded remnants of the entrance to a Mediterranean-style resort that never fully came to life.
Stowe, Vermont
A mountain pass used by Prohibition-era bootleggers to facilitate traffic into and out of Canada from Vermont.