Cashiers, North Carolina
Grimshawes Post Office
This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.
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Cashiers, North Carolina
This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.
Hot Springs, North Carolina
An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."
Erwin, Tennessee
Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.
Abingdon, Virginia
At one of the nation’s longest-running professional theaters, the audience used to barter for tickets with produce and livestock.
Austin, Texas
Now abandoned, this East Austin school for the disabled began as the "State Colony for the Feeble-minded."
London, England
The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.
London, England
This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.
London, England
Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.
London, England
Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.
London, England
The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.
London, England
An abandoned tank sits in an empty London lot as a symbolic middle finger to local city planners.
London, England
The oldest surviving “eel, pie, and mash” shop in London is renowned for its infamous jellied eels.
San Antonio, Texas
For over 75 years, this cute stone statue has warmed the hearts of San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas
This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.
San Antonio, Texas
An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.
San Antonio, Texas
A colorful public mural in San Antonio's West Side encourages students to stay in school.
San Antonio, Texas
The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.
San Antonio, Texas
One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.
Boerne, Texas
This small, 19th-century structure is all the remains of a once lively travelers' inn that General Robert E. Lee frequented.
Brackettville, Texas
Remembering the Alamo with a full-scale replica of the 1836 city.
Tilden, Texas
"They died with their boots on."
Sanford, North Carolina
Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.
Burnsville, North Carolina
A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.