Lookout Mountain, Georgia
Rock City
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
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Seattle, Washington
‘A Sound Garden’
A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.
Paris, France
Jules Lavirotte’s 29 Avenue Rapp
A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.
Paris, France
Musée Carnavalet
A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.
San Francisco, California
The Tonga Room
Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.
Wimberley, Texas
Jacob's Well
A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
London, England
Whispering Gallery at St Paul’s Cathedral
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
The Natural Bridge
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lafayette Cemetery
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
Los Angeles, California
Angels Flight
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
San Francisco, California
Musée Mécanique
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
District of Columbia
Darth Vader Grotesque
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Whitby, England
Ruins of Whitby Abbey
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
San Francisco, California
Japanese Tea Garden
Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.
Dublin, Ireland
The Long Room Library at Trinity College
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
San Francisco, California
Ruins of the Sutro Baths
The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.
London, England
The Churchill War Rooms
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
London, England
Temple Church
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
London, England
The Lost River Fleet
The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.
Barcelona, Spain
Sagrada Família
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Paris, France
Montmartre Cemetery
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Haines Falls, New York
Kaaterskill Falls and the Bayard of Dogs
A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.
