Monuments

The face of the famed flier in a hillside in her hometown.

The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.

This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.

Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.

“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

Tucked away on a hilltop in the backwoods of Mississippi lies the remains of a blues legend.

Iron Age grave stones and Viking burials, a short drive from Gothenburg.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.