Chicago, Illinois
North Avenue Baths Facade
Former bath house turns gastropub.
Places I've been
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Chicago, Illinois
Former bath house turns gastropub.
Mono City, California
This large chunk of dark rock is a relic from an ancient volcanic eruption.
Mesa, Arizona
Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.
Reno, Nevada
This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.
Winnemucca, Nevada
This giant slab of driftwood marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway.
Tucson, Arizona
In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.
Detroit, Michigan
Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.
Yerington, Nevada
A deep toxic lake fills this abandoned open-pit copper mine, now a Superfund site.
Cartwright, North Dakota
A railroad lift bridge that was only lifted once and became obsolete before construction was finished.
Phoenix, Arizona
The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Memorial built in 1922 in remembrance of WWI casualties.
Reno, Nevada
A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.
Virginia City, Nevada
A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.
New York, New York
A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.
Holbrook, Arizona
A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.
Savannah, Georgia
This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.
Beatty, Nevada
This small town was built around a marble quarry and named after one of the most famous sources of marble in the world.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.
Sundance, Wyoming
An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.
Regent, North Dakota
One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.
New Salem, North Dakota
The world's largest Holstein cow.