Bryson City, North Carolina
The Road to Nowhere
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
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Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
London, England
A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."
Ann Arbor, Michigan
A watercolor recreation of a famous fresco unearthed at Pompeii.
Washington, D.C.
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
Flagstaff, Arizona
An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Phoenix, Arizona
This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.
Peach Springs, Arizona
In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.
Nashville, Tennessee
This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.
Paris, France
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
Union, Connecticut
This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.
Junction City, California
A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Santa Cruz, California
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Mount Baldy, California
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Lincolnshire, England
This century-old cinema is complete with musical interludes and boasts a rare projection system.
San Francisco, California
This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.
Austin, Texas
A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.
Montclair, New Jersey
Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.
San Francisco, California
A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.
Newport Beach, California
Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.
Gildeskål, Norway
Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.