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Farnham Colossi

Unger, West Virginia

Farnham Colossi

Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.

Thousands of bags of chips washed up on Hatteras Island.

Hatteras, North Carolina

Shipwrecked Doritos

The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.

The Hatteras Weather Bureau Station.

Hatteras, North Carolina

Hatteras Weather Bureau Station

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

Western Hemisphere on the Earthoid

Germantown, Maryland

Earthoid Water Tank

The whole world in one water tank.

The Church Brew Works

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Church Brew Works

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

Fort Pitt Blockhouse

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Fort Pitt Blockhouse

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.

Green Belt sign in Emsworth.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Allegheny County Belt System

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

Kaufmann's Clock

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Kaufmann's Clock

Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.

Original puppets from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Original Puppets from 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

Duquesne Incline

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Duquesne Incline

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

Monongahela Incline

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Monongahela Incline

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

Jenny Globe

Somerset, Pennsylvania

Jenny Globe

This giant, rotating globe was built to celebrate the expansion of a company that makes steam cleaners and pressure washers.

The monument.

Imler, Pennsylvania

Lost Children of the Alleghenies Monument

It marks the spooky spot where the bodies of two young boys were found in the 19th century.

Sweeney Punch Bowl

Wheeling, West Virginia

Sweeney Punch Bowl

The largest piece of cut lead crystal adorned a grave for 75 years and is now the shining star of a glass museum.

Dolley Madison House

Washington, D.C.

Cutts-Madison House

After James Madison's death, his wife and former First Lady Dolley Madison lived in this yellow building near the White House.

Spongeorama sign

Tarpon Springs, Florida

Spongeorama Sponge Factory

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

Fort De Soto Park is the largest in Pinellas County, spanning over 1,000 acres with five connected islands.

Tierra Verde, Florida

Fort De Soto Park

Fascinating military history, awe-inspiring wildlife encounters, and endless outdoor adventures draw people to this sprawling park.

Bunkers of Cape Henlopen State Park

Lewes, Delaware

Bunkers of Cape Henlopen State Park

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

The Battle of South Mountain historic sign

Jefferson, Maryland

War Correspondents Memorial

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

The front of Winderbourne Mansion
Permanently Closed

Boyds, Maryland

Winderbourne Mansion

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

Lawyer's Farm
Permanently Closed

Thurmont, Maryland

Lawyer's Farm

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.

A showcave in Indian Echo Caverns

Hummelstown, Pennsylvania

Indian Echo Caverns

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

Burwell-Morgan Mill

Millwood, Virginia

Burwell-Morgan Mill

Little has changed in the way that this mill operates since the 18th-century.

George Widrick House

Frederick, Maryland

George Wildrick House

An amazing example of Federal-period architecture, truly unique to this region of the state.

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