Vancouver, British Columbia
'Gassy Jack' Statue
An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.
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Vancouver, British Columbia
An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
Detroit, Michigan
Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.
Detroit, Michigan
Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
San Gimignano, Italy
Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Salem, Massachusetts
This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.
Salem, Massachusetts
A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
New York, New York
An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'
New York, New York
New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
New York, New York
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
Holmdel, New Jersey
This water tower commemorates the invention of the transistor on this site in 1947.
Holmdel, New Jersey
This giant satellite antenna services the transmission needs of government agencies and cable programmers.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
These 20-foot sculptures will help guide you from the local train station to the local sculpture garden.
Princeton, New Jersey
The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.
Jersey City, New Jersey
A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.