Tacoma, Washington
'We Honor a Hero' Memorial
This statue honors Marvin Klegman, a heroic child who died while saving another boy's life in a 1949 earthquake, and shares his long untold story.
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Tacoma, Washington
This statue honors Marvin Klegman, a heroic child who died while saving another boy's life in a 1949 earthquake, and shares his long untold story.
Renton, Washington
The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.
Renton, Washington
This unique library spans a mighty river.
Aiea, Hawaii
A unique collection of Western and Japanese-style graves.
Honolulu, Hawaii
This saltwater swimming pool, which is the last of its kind in the United States, is slowly crumbling within sight of multiple high-end beachside hotels.
Kailua, Hawaii
Hidden behind a YMCA stands the remains of a ceremonial site that dates back hundreds of years, whose ground is still considered sacred to many Hawaiians.
Honolulu, Hawaii
A 1940's shrine dedicated to drowned fishermen on the outskirts of Honolulu.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The grand marquee of this abandoned Hawaiian theater remembers the building's elegant past.
Miami, Florida
This post-war motel embodies a little-known, Miami-born architectural style.
Alexandria, Virginia
The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.
Alexandria, Virginia
This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.
Alexandria, Virginia
An original apothecary from 1792.
Versailles, Ohio
The final resting place of the most famous sharpshooter.
Maria Stein, Ohio
One of the largest collections of holy relics in the country.
Wapakoneta, Ohio
A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.
Lynn, Indiana
The highest point in Indiana is curated by an Eagle scout but may be in danger of losing its record to a nearby garbage pile.
Dayton, Ohio
A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.
Zurich, Switzerland
This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's old airport.
Guthrie, Kentucky
The birthplace of the first author to win the Pulitzer Prize in fiction and poetry.
Sterling, Virginia
These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.
Chantilly, Virginia
At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.
Riverside, Ohio
Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.
Washington, D.C.
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.