Austin, Texas
Frost Bank Tower
Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.
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Austin, Texas
Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.
Austin, Texas
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
A statue of the early navigator stands overlooking the land he first surveyed.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.
Buffalo, New York
This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.
Division No. 9, Subd. A, Newfoundland and Labrador
This rocky spread has been squeezed up directly from the bowels of the earth.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.
Farmington, Pennsylvania
The site of the little-known Pennsylvania battle that sparked the Seven Years' War.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Westerville, Ohio
Artifacts fill the old headquarters of the hugely influential political movement to ban alcohol in the United States.
Marion, Ohio
This presidential tomb was not dedicated until years after Harding's death due to personal controversy.
Mars, Pennsylvania
Could it have picked a better place to land?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.
Hermitage, Pennsylvania
An American flag was erected for every day that passed during the Iranian Hostage Crisis.
Athens, Ohio
A rare particle accelerator with a tremendous energy range is tucked away at Ohio University.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Cleveland, Ohio
Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.
Cleveland, Ohio
Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.
Cleveland, Ohio
The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.