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The floating school under construction.
Permanently Closed

Lagos, Nigeria

Makoko Floating School

The innovative Nigerian floating school that may just be a glimpse into the future of design in a world of troubling climate changes.

An old-timey war machine

South El Monte, California

American Military Museum

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.

Heidelberg Project

Detroit, Michigan

Heidelberg Project

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

Nitt Witt Ridge
Permanently Closed

Cambria, California

Nitt Witt Ridge

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Fossil Bone Cabin

Medicine Bow, Wyoming

Fossil Bone Cabin

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

Chemosphere

Los Angeles, California

Chemosphere

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

Wharton Esherick Museum

Malvern, Pennsylvania

Wharton Esherick Museum

The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.

Front entrance to the Whale House.

Santa Barbara, California

Whale House

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Smith Mansion

Cody, Wyoming

Smith Mansion

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

Magic Mushroom House

Aspen, Colorado

Magic Mushroom House

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

Dr. Seuss House

Talkeetna, Alaska

Dr. Seuss House aka The Goose Creek Tower

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

Rudolph and his wife Elizabeth pose next to the mother tree.

La Habra Heights, California

The Hass Avocado Mother Tree

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

Julian Hathaway demonstrating a derrick for the General Petroleum Corporation, 1928.

Santa Fe Springs, California

Hathaway Ranch and Oil Museum

Working mining and drilling equipment demonstrate 150 years of energy history.

Hsi Lai Temple

Hacienda Heights, California

Hsi Lai Temple

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

Palms flourish around McCallum Pond.

Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

Tesla Coil

Los Angeles, California

Griffith Observatory’s Tesla Coil

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

The lamps come from the 1920s and 1930s.

Los Angeles, California

‘Urban Light’

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Cafe Jack.
Permanently Closed

Los Angeles, California

Café Jack

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

Gates of Hell Hacienda Heights

Hacienda Heights, California

Gates of Hell Hacienda Heights

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

The entrance to the sculpture garden

Cerritos, California

Cerritos Sculpture Garden

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

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