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A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

From Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego, you won't find any lighthouse higher than this one.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.