Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth Water Gardens
A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.
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Fort Worth, Texas
A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.
Denton, Texas
A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.
Acme, Pennsylvania
Sleep in a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home or dine in the treetops in this architecture park.
Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania
Chase waterfalls, hiking trails and more.
Euclid, Ohio
This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.
Sanibel, Florida
In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.
Halethorpe, Maryland
A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.
Baltimore, Maryland
These vibrant row houses are a unique example of Baltimore kitsch.
Baltimore, Maryland
This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."
Baltimore, Maryland
Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.
Baltimore, Maryland
The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.
Baltimore, Maryland
Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.
Towson, Maryland
The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.
Baltimore, Maryland
Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.
Baltimore, Maryland
A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.
Cleveland, Ohio
One man's collection of found art, sculpture, and ephemera adorns his two side-by-side homes.
Cleveland, Ohio
An enormous factory from the late 1800s sits abandoned on Cleveland eastside.
Cleveland, Ohio
The ruins of the suspension bridge hang over Kingsbury Run as a ghost of racial prejudice.
Warren, Ohio
This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.
Warren, Ohio
The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.
Leavittsburg, Ohio
A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.
Leetonia, Ohio
Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.