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The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

Many of the murals covering this sleepy Florida town hide some sort of intentional error.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

The wooded estate of the Forest Service employee responsible for D.C.’s cherry blossom trees.

The bridge's highly-contested plaque (once again) honors Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

This leafy estate is worth $18 million and is so grand it has two mailing addresses.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

She stares out across six lanes of traffic, clutching a musket and infant with determination.

An original apothecary from 1792.