Los Angeles, California
'The History of World Commerce'
A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.
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Los Angeles, California
A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.
San Jose, California
This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.
McCloud, California
This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.
Bronx, New York
Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.
New York, New York
This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.
Bronx, New York
The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.
San Francisco, California
Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.
Manassas, Virginia
This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.
Alexandria, Virginia
This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.
Washington, D.C.
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
Washington, D.C.
An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.
Washington, D.C.
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.