Philipsburg, Montana
Granite Ghost Town
A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."
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Philipsburg, Montana
A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."
Anaconda, Montana
This tiny movie theater was the last one in the U.S. constructed in the Nuevo Deco architectural style.
Edgartown, Massachusetts
The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg’s famous shark movie.
Aptos, California
This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.
Goldfield, Nevada
Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.
Tonopah, Nevada
There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.
Tehachapi, California
Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.
Winslow, Arizona
A unique collection of artistic rides
Bisbee, Arizona
This Old West hotel, the longest in continuous operation in the state of Arizona, is claimed to be haunted.
Seligman, Arizona
A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.
Santa Barbara, California
California's largest steel arch bridge.
Santa Barbara, California
Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.
Goleta, California
This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.
Sydney, Australia
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Nicholls, Australia
Outside the National Dinosaur Museum, dozens of dinosaur statues and sculptures claim the landscape.
Goulburn, Australia
Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.
Collector, Australia
One man's artistic vision is a small town government's legal battle.
Narrabundah, Australia
The largest piece of the Berlin Wall in the Southern Hemisphere sits outside this German social club in a Canberra suburb.
Canberra, Australia
From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.
Canberra, Australia
This copper-coated, multi-arched dome is surrounded by a moat and lights up at night.
Canberra, Australia
Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.
Beechworth, Australia
This gold mine–turned–swimming hole is the perfect summer picnic spot, immersed in nature and history.
Beechworth, Australia
Constructed in 1857, mourners used these towers to burn offerings of paper prayers and gifts for the afterlife.
Beechworth, Australia
This former psychiatric hospital was once one of the largest in Australia.