Lexington, Virginia
The Coffee Pot
The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.
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Lexington, Virginia
The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.
Warsaw, Virginia
The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.
Mechanicsville, Virginia
The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
Jonesport, Maine
An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.
Murdo, South Dakota
The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.
Washington, D.C.
Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.
Washington, D.C.
A portal into the bricked up canal that runs through the heart of Washington D.C.
Middletown, Maryland
Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.
Amboy, California
A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.
Afton, Virginia
A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.
Washington, D.C.
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Bisbee, Arizona
Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.
Seattle, Washington
Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.
San Francisco, California
A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
Fackler, Alabama
This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.
Thurmont, Maryland
This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.
Wexford, Pennsylvania
A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Harmony, Minnesota
This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.
Cedar Creek, Texas
The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.
Alpine, New Jersey
Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.