Reading, Pennsylvania
The Reading Pagoda
A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.
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Reading, Pennsylvania
A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.
Ithaca, New York
These expertly crafted, scientifically accurate glass sea creatures were once an international phenomenon.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.
Washington, D.C.
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
New York, New York
From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Sparta, Wisconsin
These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.
College Station, Texas
Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Chartres, France
The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.
Sumpter, Wisconsin
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Murphy, Idaho
Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.
Seattle, Washington
This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.