Gerlach, Nevada
George W. Lund Petrified Forest
A little-known occurrence of fossil wood in northern Washoe County, Nevada, near the Black Rock Desert.
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Gerlach, Nevada
A little-known occurrence of fossil wood in northern Washoe County, Nevada, near the Black Rock Desert.
Tokyo, Japan
This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.
Cergy, France
This massive sculptural work outside of Paris was four decades in the makingāand it's still not quite complete.
Lassodie, Scotland
The half-finished remains of what would have been Scotlandās biggest piece of landscape art.
Frisco, Utah
Only ruined buildings and abandoned charcoal kilns remain of this once bustling Wild West boom town.
Gmunden, Austria
These are probably the most beautifully crafted toilets you've ever seen.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
A former plant in one of the hubs of U.S. steelmaking has been turned into this museum celebrating the history of American industry.
Lorton, Virginia
The first national memorial to honor all women suffragists stands on land where suffragists were once imprisoned.
Recife, Brazil
This haunting sculpture stands as a memorial to the torture victims of the Brazilian military dictatorship.
Wall, South Dakota
One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.
Dresden, Germany
A moving and macabre World War I-era painting by the great artist Otto Dix.
Holly Grove, Arkansas
A short boardwalk through a swamp leads to the spot from which the Louisiana Purchase was surveyed.
Munich, Germany
A museum dedicated Germany's favorite drink and most well-known festival.
TapiraĆ, Brazil
This unique bird reserve sits within an important fragment of Brazil's Atlantic rainforest.
Natzwiller, France
Today this former Nazi concentration camp stands as a poignant memorial to the victims of fascism, and a warning from history.
Seattle, Washington
This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.
Chapayal, Belize
This massive Maya archaeological site is home to the tallest man-made structure in Belize.
Pineville, North Carolina
These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).
New Orleans, Louisiana
Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.
Clinton, Massachusetts
Once the largest gravity dam in the world.
St. Petersburg, Florida
This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.
Tallinn, Estonia
This set of concrete chambers resonates according to different notes of octaves.
Nuremberg, Germany
This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.