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Steamship William G. Mather

Cleveland, Ohio

Steamship William G. Mather

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

Eggshelland
Permanently Closed

Lyndhurst, Ohio

Eggshelland

Annual Easter display made up of thousands of hand-painted eggs.

The Topiary Park

Columbus, Ohio

The Topiary Park

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

A Union soldier in the jaws of a dinosaur.

Natural Bridge, Virginia

Dinosaur Kingdom II

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

The Natural Bridge

Natural Bridge, Virginia

The Natural Bridge

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Foamhenge.

Centreville, Virginia

Foamhenge

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

Dinosaurland

White Post, Virginia

Dinosaurland

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

John Brown's Fort as it appears today

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

John Brown's Fort

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Spruce Knob

Riverton, West Virginia

Spruce Knob

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

Entrance to East Jesus

Calipatria, California

Slab City

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Harvard Bridge

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard Bridge

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

The Mother Church

Boston, Massachusetts

The First Church of Christ, Scientist

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

The torch in its new location at the Statue of Liberty Museum.

New York, New York

Statue of Liberty's Original Torch

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

North Farallon Islands

California

Farallon Islands

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

Concrete TV

Albany, California

Albany Bulb

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

Crown Fountain

Chicago, Illinois

Crown Fountain

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Black Sand Beach

Hawaii

Punalu'u Black Sand Beach

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

Doyers Street

New York, New York

Chinatown's Bloody Angle

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Adventure Playground

Berkeley, California

Adventure Playground

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

The Wreck of the King Philip.

San Francisco, California

The Wreck of the King Philip

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

Calistoga Petrified Forest

Calistoga, California

Calistoga Petrified Forest

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

Haystack Rock

Cannon Beach, Oregon

Haystack Rock

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

San Francisco Botanical Garden

San Francisco, California

San Francisco Botanical Garden

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Bonneville Salt Flats / Bonneville Speedway

Wendover, Utah

Bonneville Salt Flats / Bonneville Speedway

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

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