Chicago, Illinois
Concrete Traffic
An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.
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Chicago, Illinois
An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.
Chicago, Illinois
No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.
Chicago, Illinois
The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.
Chicago, Illinois
Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.
Chicago, Illinois
One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.
Chicago, Illinois
The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.
Chicago, Illinois
First planned industrial community in the United States.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.
Chicago, Illinois
A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.
Chicago, Illinois
An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.
Charleston, West Virginia
This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.
Oak Hill, West Virginia
A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.
Chester, West Virginia
First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
Kenova, West Virginia
Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.
Oak Hill, West Virginia
An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Ansted, West Virginia
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
Rock, West Virginia
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
Cairo, Egypt
A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.
Columbus, Ohio
The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.
Chicago, Illinois
Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.
Luling, Texas
A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.