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32.0806, -81.0946
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New York, New York
Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
40.7335, -74.0031
Rye, Colorado
Bishop Castle
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
38.0610, -105.0942
Aspen, Colorado
Maroon Bells
Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."
39.0711, -106.9891
Leadville, Colorado
Camp Hale Ruins
The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.
39.4351, -106.3255
Leadville, Colorado
Leadville's Abandoned Silver Mine
Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.
39.2480, -106.2593
Leadville, Colorado
The Legendary Silver Dollar Saloon
This notorious dive has been serving up both kinds of spirits since 1879.
39.2467, -106.2915
Leadville, Colorado
National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.
39.2512, -106.2933
Breckenridge, Colorado
Breckenridge Troll
Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.
39.4722, -106.0371
Galveston, Texas
1900 Storm Memorial
This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.
29.2728, -94.8152
Galveston, Texas
S. S. Selma
A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.
29.3441, -94.7868
Houston, Texas
Houston Airport Subway
The only airport with a people mover system designed by Walt Disney Imagineering.
29.9856, -95.3339
Katy, Texas
World’s Longest Car Wash
255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.
29.7782, -95.8473
Houston, Texas
Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park
This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.
29.7363, -95.4613
Houston, Texas
Twilight Epiphany Skyspace
Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.
29.7205, -95.3964
Houston, Texas
Destination Mound Town (Hermann Park Train Tunnel)
A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.
29.7170, -95.3896
Houston, Texas
Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern
A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.
29.7624, -95.3764
Houston, Texas
POST Houston
A former post office turned venue, food hall, and retail center.
29.7661, -95.3672
Houston, Texas
The Big Bubble
There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...
29.7642, -95.3658
Houston, Texas
The Donnellan Crypt
A forgotten 1800s burial vault hides in plain sight beneath a busy downtown Houston bridge.
29.7639, -95.3627
Houston, Texas
Virtuoso Sculpture
Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.
29.7629, -95.3651
Houston, Texas
Downtown Houston Tunnel System
The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.
29.7584, -95.3680
Houston, Texas
David Adickes Studio
Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.
29.7688, -95.3454
Houston, Texas
Art Car Museum
At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.
29.7720, -95.3969
Houston, Texas
The Hobbit Café
A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.
29.7339, -95.4148
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