Anchorage, Alaska
Earthquake Park
The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.
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Anchorage, Alaska
The Seward Highway
Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.
London, England
'A Bullet From a Shooting Star'
This sculpture of a pylon is upside down and askew, as if its main purpose is to confuse passersby.
London, England
Quantum Cloud
Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi's Train Street
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
Abang, Indonesia
Pura Lempuyang Luhur
Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.
Permanently Closed
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok's Ghost Tower: The Sathorn Unique
On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.
Bangkok, Thailand
Giant Swing
For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.
Bangkok, Thailand
City Pillar Shrine
The pillars inside this small, ornate shrine hold Bangkok's horoscope within them.
Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Mahathat (Temple of the Great Relic)
The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.
Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Arun
This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.
Bangkok, Thailand
Erawan Shrine
A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dharma Realm Guan Yin Sagely Monastery Canteen
Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.
Washington, D.C.
Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
Washington, D.C.
Daguerre Monument
Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.
Washington, D.C.
Temperance Fountain
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.
Washington, D.C.
Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain
A spectacular tribute to statesman and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.
Washington, D.C.
Man Controlling Trade
A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.
Washington, D.C.
National Archives Vault
An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.
Washington, D.C.
'Ginevra de’ Benci' Portrait
The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.
Washington, D.C.
Knife Edge
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
Washington, D.C.
Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe
A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.
Washington, D.C.
Renwick Gallery
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
Washington, D.C.
The Cairo
This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.
