Gaithersburg, Maryland
World's Largest Deadweight Machine
The U.S. government built the million-pound stack of steel during the Space Race.
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Gaithersburg, Maryland
The U.S. government built the million-pound stack of steel during the Space Race.
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Three abandoned missile silos are hiding in plain sight behind a suburban development in Maryland.
Commerce City, Colorado
Happen to come across a dead eagle? Send it to America's official dead eagle warehouse.
Atlanta, Georgia
Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.
Ashalim, Israel
Deep in the Negev Desert, the world's tallest solar tower looks like a sight straight out of science fiction.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.
Siegen, Germany
One of the only spherical 19th century gas containers left today.
Ouarzazate, Morocco
The world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
Aachen, Germany
A distinctive former power plant turned university lecture hall looks like it could make you breakfast.
Shoreham, New York
The first commercial nuclear power plant constructed on Long Island.
San Bernardino County, California
The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.
Smithland, Kentucky
An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.
Haleyville, Alabama
148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.
Celina, Ohio
A county library in rural Ohio houses one of the finest mineral collections in the world.
Dayton, Ohio
The world's first aircraft factory has been hiding inside an automobile plant for almost 80 years.
Naples, Florida
A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.
Austin, Texas
A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.
Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
Tallahassee, Florida
The Tallahassee Airport serves over half a million passengers a year and is home to some permanent residents too.
Houston, Texas
There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...
Houston, Texas
A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.
Houston, Texas
At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.
Bellville, Texas
A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.