Raleigh, North Carolina
Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.
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Raleigh, North Carolina
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.
Nags Head, North Carolina
This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.
Austin, Texas
A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.
Houston, Texas
Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.
Waco, Texas
Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Antarctica
Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.
Alamosa, Colorado
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Dripping Springs, Texas
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Washington, D.C.
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Rocksprings, Texas
This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.
Mineral Wells, Texas
Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.
Željava, Croatia
Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.
San Antonio, Texas
A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Katy, Texas
Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.
Ingram, Texas
A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
Austin, Texas
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
Marfa, Texas
Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
Houston, Texas
A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.