East St. Louis, Illinois
Gateway Geyser
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
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East St. Louis, Illinois
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
East Lansing, Michigan
This experiment in the lifespan of seeds will take a century before it is complete.
Jackson, Tennessee
This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.
Baltasound, Scotland
This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.
Colmar, France
The birthplace of the builder of the Statue of Liberty is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Paradise, Michigan
This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
Castroville, California
It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."
Havana, Cuba
In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.
Pyramiden, Norway
This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.
Wendover, Utah
A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.
Chicago, Illinois
All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.
Diamer District, Pakistan
A place as enchanting as the journey to reach it is harrowing.
Leupp, Arizona
The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.
Simferopol, Ukraine
The ancient ruins of an extinguished city amidst the bustle of a modern one.
Jiangyin, China
The so-called "Richest Village In China" is either a model Communist town or a dystopian sham.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Devon Island, Nunavut
The closest thing to Mars on Earth.
Cairo, Egypt
The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.
Reading, Pennsylvania
A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.
Simferopol, Ukraine
The longest trolleybus route in the world, from Simferopol and Yalta.
Alupka, Ukraine
This magnificent Crimean estate was once a playground of the Russian elite.
Yalta, Ukraine
One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Within this beautiful Pittsburgh cemetery, a unique headstone bears witness to one man's eternal love for Jaws.
London, England
A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.