New York, New York
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
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New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Somers, New York
This high-perched pachyderm marks the memory of not one, but two elephants gunned down in small New England towns.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.
Loveland, Ohio
A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.
Mentone, Indiana
A giant concrete egg marks this Indiana town as the "Egg Basket of the Midwest."
Albany, Indiana
One tree's homage to soles past and present.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Columbus, Ohio
Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.
Newark, Ohio
An office built to look like a giant basket.
Powell, Ohio
A monument to a Native American leader who was known for never breaking a promise and met his end after signing a deal with white settlers.
Chicago, Illinois
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Milton, Delaware
What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.
West Windsor Township, New Jersey
A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.
Hamburg, New Jersey
Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.
Warwick, New York
Six peaceful acres in a residential neighborhood dedicated to art and peace.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Wahpeton, North Dakota
On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
Hardeeville, South Carolina
A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.