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A maze-like landscape of globular rocks surrounding two Arizona lakes.

This enormous fiberglass cow near Death Valley National Park once graced a casino roof in Las Vegas.

A preserved relic of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and a center of Swedish American Culture.

These massive concrete foundations and smelter chimney bricks still smell like smoke after a century.

This statue of a medical missionary is sometimes used to gauge flood levels during typhoons.

A boat slowly sinking into the Essex mud flats bearing the names of the disappeared that haunt the Thames Estuary.

This statue in Talcott, West Virginia, is an enduring symbol of American grit.

Thomas Dambo's troll sculpture wears a crown with birdhouses on his head.

The only 'battle' in the Toledo War between Michigan and Ohio set the stage for a persistent state rivalry.

This mysterious church sits discreetly above the Aude countryside, right in the heart of "Grail Country."

This garage is frozen in the late 1990s, full of rare and untouched cars and motorcycles.

For many years, the river that Julius Caesar led his army across into Italy was lost until re-identified.

An outdoor display of military missiles developed at Point Mugu Naval Base.

Almost too short to be an actual street, this stretch of road maintains a unique moniker.

This ex-prison dates back to the Middle Ages.

The Father of the Erie Canal has a magnificent grave marker that redefines the term "final resting place."

This preserved site served as part of Northern Australia’s defense in World War II.

This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.

Three nine-foot-tall bathing beauties perched elegantly on life-rings welcome visitors to the Alki waterfront.

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

Once a staging site for World War II munitions.

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

This cemetery is one of the last remaining traces of a drowned old Western town.