Pacifica, California
Nike Missile Site SF-51
Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.
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Pacifica, California
Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Arvada, Colorado
A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.
Stockholm, Sweden
The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Rio Vista, California
Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.
San Francisco, California
The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.
San Francisco, California
A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
San Francisco, California
Only hotel where you can legally launder money.
San Francisco, California
A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.
Bodfish, California
One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
Riga, Latvia
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Põhja-Tallinna, Estonia
A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.
Tallinn, Estonia
The Guardian of Tallinn.