Albany, California
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An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."
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Albany, California
An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."
Baltimore, Maryland
Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.
Chicago, Illinois
The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The only Native American comic shop in the world.
Des Moines, Iowa
Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.
El Paso, Texas
El Paso's only historic house museum is an adobe mansion built by a prominent multicultural borderlands family.
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.
Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
Before serving as James Bond's Casino Royale, this Victorian-era spa catered to the world's elite.
Portland, Oregon
A Portland legend tells of small green archers shooting random passersby with visionary arrows.
Austin, Texas
Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.
Austin, Texas
A tribute to a great Texas blues musician.
Las Vegas, Nevada
These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.
Dresden, Germany
A moving and macabre World War I-era painting by the great artist Otto Dix.
Dresden, Germany
A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.
Carnac, France
Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Tallinn, Estonia
Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.
Tallinn, Estonia
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.