Orlando, Florida
The Holy Land Experience
A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.
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Orlando, Florida
A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.
Sarasota, Florida
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.
Lake Helen, Florida
Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.
Chillicothe, Ohio
The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.
Canton, Ohio
The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.
Marion, Ohio
This presidential tomb was not dedicated until years after Harding's death due to personal controversy.
Canton, Ohio
Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.
Dayton, Ohio
You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.
Mansfield, Ohio
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.
Hill City, South Dakota
One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.
Keystone, South Dakota
This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.
Philip, South Dakota
Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.
Rapid City, South Dakota
This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Amarillo, Texas
Whether or not you take the 72-ounce steak challenge, there’s plenty of history, fun and Texas-style food at this legendary stop along Route 66.
Midland, Texas
The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.
Amarillo, Texas
This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.
Leavenworth, Washington
This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.