Denver, Colorado
Jack Swigert Statue
In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
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Denver, Colorado
In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Aurora, Colorado
This depiction of the earth mother welcomes new life into Aurora Highlands.
Aurora, Colorado
At this multicultural hub, refugee chefs serve the foods they miss most from home.
Paterson, New Jersey
In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.
Millburn, New Jersey
These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.
Fenwick Isle, Delaware
A unique marker erected during the 18th century.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
This plaque celebrates the sister city relationship between Fredricksburg and Fréjus.
Atlanta, Georgia
This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.
Atlanta, Georgia
A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.
Atlanta, Georgia
Unruly residents were housed in this one-person cell until the Black Maria arrived.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.
Pensacola, Florida
A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.
New York, New York
The "Seinfeld" diner.
New York, New York
This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.
New York, New York
One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Mold, Washington
Every drop of water in this 27-mile long reservoir was pumped up from the Columbia River using power from Grand Coulee Dam.
Coulee City, Washington
Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.