New York, New York
Amiable Child Monument
One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.
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New York, New York
One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.
Harrison, Nebraska
A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.
Gypsum, Colorado
Colorado's only active volcano last erupted around 4,000 years ago.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.
Burney, California
The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.
San Francisco, California
The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”
Roslyn, Washington
Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.
Altadena, California
This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.
Midland, Michigan
This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.
Monhegan, Maine
The steel hull of a wrecked tug rests on Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island’s rocky southeastern shore.
Ransom, Kansas
This 100-foot tall bluff located in the western plains of Kansas overlooks a massive reservoir.
Sandwich, Massachusetts
Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.
East Haddam, Connecticut
This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.
San Diego, California
This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.
Boston, Massachusetts
This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.
Winona, Kansas
Once an ancient sea, this landscape of rocky ravines is filled with the fossils of ancient marine life.
Alamosa County, Colorado
A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.
Lincoln, Nebraska
An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.
Narragansett, Rhode Island
The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.
West Glacier, Montana
Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.
Brooklyn, New York
Enter the deli, walk until you hit the taxidermy, then order some hot, homey guisado.
New York, New York
Once considered the height of medical modernity, this structure is now the oldest remaining component of Roosevelt Hospital.
San Diego, California
An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.