Nashville, Tennessee
Ugly Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue
One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.
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Nashville, Tennessee
One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Seattle, Washington
This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.
New York, New York
Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.
Washington, D.C.
The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.
Montgomery, Alabama
The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.
Montgomery, Alabama
Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.
Montgomery, Alabama
The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.
Windsor, Ohio
The world's largest Our Lady of Guadalupe statue overlooks this Ohio sanctuary.
Montgomery, Alabama
Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.
Los Angeles, California
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Niland, California
An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.
Calipatria, California
At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.
Weehawken, New Jersey
The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.
Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.
Sacramento, California
Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.
Sacramento, California
A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.
Sacramento, California
The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.
Prypiat, Ukraine
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
Linesville, Pennsylvania
"Where the ducks walk on fish."
Meadville, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.
Los Angeles, California
A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.
Los Angeles, California
A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.
Los Angeles, California
The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.