Harvard, Nebraska
Harvard Jail House
The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.
Places I've been
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Harvard, Nebraska
The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.
Seattle, Washington
A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.
University Park, Illinois
A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Riverside, Iowa
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
Utqiagvik, Alaska
Commemorating the lives of a renowned humorist and a famed aviator who died in a plane crash in northern Alaska.
Barrow, Alaska
The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.
Anchorage, Alaska
Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.
Anchorage, Alaska
A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.
Anchorage, Alaska
While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Alexandria, Virginia
This small pedestal marks the spot of the first lot of land sold in Alexandria, Virginia in 1749.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Winchester, Virginia
The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.
Martinsburg, West Virginia
A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.
Macon, Georgia
At Macon’s oldest cemetery two members of Allman Brothers are buried side by side.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Chicago, Illinois
Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.
Des Moines, New Mexico
This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.
Raton, New Mexico
This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.
Chicago, Illinois
This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.