St. Louis, Missouri
City Museum
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
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St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Marquette, Michigan
Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Quepos, Costa Rica
The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Dresden, Germany
When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Vienna, Austria
The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Bestari Jaya, Malaysia
Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.
Budapest, Hungary
Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.
Budapest, Hungary
Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.
Dakar, Senegal
This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.
San Francisco, California
Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.
San Francisco, California
A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.
San Francisco, California
The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.
Kaleva, Michigan
House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Trade in that pesky human soul for cold-hard circuits.
Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Detroit, Michigan
Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.
Detroit, Michigan
Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.