Jacksonville, Florida
Abandoned Annie Lytle Elementary School
Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.
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Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.
Jacksonville, Florida
Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
Jacksonville, Florida
This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.
Tucson, Arizona
From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.
Örencik, Turkey
This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.
Kayadere, Turkey
Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Mexico City, Mexico
This Aztec structure remained hidden until the demolition of a supermarket exposed the lost temple.
Prague, Czechia
A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.
Prague, Czechia
A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.
Zhangjiajie, China
This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
Zhangjiajie, China
For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.
Nageezi, New Mexico
A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.
El Prado, New Mexico
These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.
Taos, New Mexico
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Farmington, New Mexico
Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
New Mexico
One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.