Fairbanks, Alaska
Permafrost Tunnel
This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.
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Fairbanks, Alaska
This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.
Rutland, Vermont
A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruously in rural Vermont.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Brooklyn, New York
The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.
Queens, New York
Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.
New York, New York
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Staten Island, New York
Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.
New York, New York
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
Queens, New York
This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.
Staten Island, New York
The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.
Queens, New York
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Thurmont, Maryland
A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.
Thurmont, Maryland
This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.
Healdsburg, California
A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.
Montreal, Québec
The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.
Los Santos de Maimona, Spain
A Spanish artist builds his own castle.
Mill Valley, California
Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."
Italy
Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.
Brookfield, Vermont
One car at a time please.
Rochester, New York
The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.