St. Louis, Missouri
Burial Place of Chief Pontiac
A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.
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St. Louis, Missouri
A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.
Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.
Chicago, Illinois
The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Rangeley, Maine
Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.
Brevard, North Carolina
This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.
Peterlee, England
A Brutalist monument in the middle of a housing estate by artist Victor Pasmore.
Columbia, Pennsylvania
North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.
Salisbury, England
The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.
Schonach im Schwarzwald, Germany
A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.
Pensacola, Florida
Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.
Dubois, Idaho
This giant tower beacon was a key navigation tool for pilots delivering mail amid the night skies.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.
Bronx, New York
Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.
Ratanak Mondul, Cambodia
A quick and simple solution to Cambodia's train woes.
Shorewood, Wisconsin
A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.