Seattle, Washington
Gas Works Park
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
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Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.
Duranbah, Australia
Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.
Coffs Harbour, Australia
One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.
Sydney, Australia
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Melbourne, Australia
The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A palatial art deco restroom.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.
Falcon Heights, Minnesota
This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Athens, Greece
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Prague, Czechia
A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.
Prague, Czechia
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
New York, New York
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.