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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Canton Avenue

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.
Oakland, California

Mazzariello Labyrinth

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.
New York, New York

The High Line

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Geneva, Switzerland

CERN

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web.
Cave Junction, Oregon

Out 'n' About Treehouse Treesort

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.
Beaconsfield, England

Bekonscot Model Village

The world's oldest model village.
Saugerties, New York

Opus 40

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.
San Francisco, California

Cayuga Park

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.
London, England

Museum of Brands

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.
Columbus, Georgia

Lunch Box Museum

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.
Bradford, England

Colour Experience Museum

A museum devoted to the science of color.
North Yorkshire, England

Eden Camp

WWII artifacts, including the building itself.
San Francisco, California

Museum of the Eye

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.
Cleveland, Ohio

Dittrick Medical Museum

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.
Derby, England

Arbor Low Stone Circle

6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.
San Francisco, California

The Wave Organ

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Whitby, England

Ruins of Whitby Abbey

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Bodmin, England

Bodmin Jail

This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.
Downe, England

Down House

The Origin of On the Origin of Species.
Oakland, California

16th Street Train Station

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.
London, England

Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Johnstown Flood Museum

Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.
Buford, Wyoming

Buford, Wyoming: Population 0

One of the smallest towns in the United States.
New York, New York

5 Beekman Street

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.