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The original Saltair

Salt Lake City, Utah

Saltair

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

Woodpecker Column

Toronto, Ontario

'Woodpecker Column'

The giant birds honor two native North American species.

Fontana Boathouse

Buffalo, New York

Fontana Boathouse

The only boathouse Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed was also the only unbuilt structure in his famous Wasmuth Portfolio, until 2007.

Blocher Memorial.

Buffalo, New York

Blocher Memorial

An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.

Architectural details.

Buffalo, New York

Guaranty Building

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

The front entrance along Niagara Square

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo City Hall

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

The H.H. Richardson Complex, modern day

Buffalo, New York

Richardson Olmsted Complex

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

Cube House, Toronto

Toronto, Ontario

Cube House

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

Side of house.

Toronto, Ontario

The Wood Cake House

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.

Bathrooms!

St. Louis, Missouri

Venice Cafe

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir exterior.

Toronto, Ontario

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Toronto

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

The Sonorous Stones of Ringing Rocks Park

Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania

The Sonorous Stones of Ringing Rocks Park

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

Thor's Gate

Bangor, Pennsylvania

Columcille Megalith Park

This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.

Bill's Old Bike Barn

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Bill's Old Bike Barn

Home to an eclectic collection of over 200 vintage motorcycles, Americana, and some of the most extraordinary antiques from all around the world.

Hickory Run Boulder Field

Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania

Hickory Run Boulder Field

A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.

The Grand Cayman after Ivan

George Town, Cayman Islands

George Town

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

Limestone formations, 24 million years in the making (Flickr/alexpgp)

West Bay, Cayman Islands

Hell, Grand Cayman

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

Inside El Batey.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

El Batey

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.

Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio

Oak Park, Illinois

Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

Hot Springs

Hot Springs, North Carolina

Hot Springs

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

Hornet Balls

Goldvein, Virginia

Hornet Balls

These massive concrete balls were used to mine gold in Virginia.

Minerva Monument

Brooklyn, New York

Minerva Monument

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

Overlooking New York Harbor.

Brooklyn, New York

Green-Wood Cemetery

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

Postcard of the ghost town cemetery.

Terlingua, Texas

Terlingua Ghost Town

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

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