Seattle, Washington
Alki Flower Houses
Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.
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Seattle, Washington
Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.
Seattle, Washington
Three nine-foot-tall bathing beauties perched elegantly on life-rings welcome visitors to the Alki waterfront.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Cayce, South Carolina
A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.
Columbia, South Carolina
The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.
Columbia, South Carolina
This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.
Columbia, South Carolina
This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.
Providence, Rhode Island
Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."
Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia’s last drive-in movie theater is a relic of a bygone era.
Atlanta, Georgia
This Art-Deco movie palace is the oldest independent cinema in Atlanta.
Atlanta, Georgia
An old bank vault in Atlanta is now the eternal shrine to the King of Rock and Roll.
Atlanta, Georgia
After being inoperative for over half a century, this elaborate fountain in Atlanta's oldest park was restored to its former glory.
Atlanta, Georgia
Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Millinocket, Maine
The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
Millinocket, Maine
This nature mural exists to protect the surrounding environment and its own canvas from destruction.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.
Chicago, Illinois
Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.