San Luis Obispo, California
Poly Canyon - Experimental Structures Lab
A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.
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San Luis Obispo, California
A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.
Deming, New Mexico
A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.
Bremen, Germany
A spitting ode to a German serial killer.
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.
Gujō-shi, Japan
Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.
Frostburg, Maryland
The antique hotel still has a jail in the basement, though the cockfighting ring is long gone.
Tarrytown, New York
One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
A powerful tribute to the victims who suffered under Ethiopia's most devastating regime.
Catskill, New York
The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.
Yangon, Myanmar
The ruins of this prominent glass factory yield hidden treasures buried among the jungle floor.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.
Dexter, Iowa
The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.
London, England
The home studio one of Britain's first independent record producers is also the site of a murder-suicide.
Port Royal, Virginia
The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.
Billund, Denmark
An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.
Paris, France
Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.
New York, New York
A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.
Sonoma, California
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Osijek, Croatia
A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.
Morda, England
The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.
Brooklyn, New York
An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.
New York, New York
The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.
New York, New York
New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.