Hong Kong
Noonday Gun
This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.
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Hong Kong
This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.
Hong Kong
Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.
Tucson, Arizona
The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.
Mayer, Arizona
An urban laboratory.
Leadville, Colorado
In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Stirling, Scotland
This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.
Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
Salinas, California
Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
Denver, Colorado
Explore some of the most unique vehicles in history along with a cast of unsettling mannequins.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Nye County, Nevada
The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.
Washington, D.C.
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Washington, D.C.
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.
San Francisco, California
Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.
San Francisco, California
The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”
San Francisco, California
Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.
San Francisco, California
The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.
San Francisco, California
Only hotel where you can legally launder money.
San Francisco, California
A miniature view of the park, caught in time.
San Francisco, California
This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.