Chicago, Illinois
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.
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Chicago, Illinois
This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.
Folsom, California
This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.
Auburn, California
The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
Los Angeles, California
A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.
Port Orchard, Washington
A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.
Tacoma, Washington
This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.
Butte, Montana
The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.
Alexandria, Minnesota
14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.
Wahpeton, North Dakota
On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.
Jamestown, North Dakota
Three legendary, living albino buffalo roaming their pastures for all to see.
Medora, North Dakota
Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.
Worden, Montana
The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.
Whitehall, Montana
The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.
Anaconda, Montana
This tiny movie theater was the last one in the U.S. constructed in the Nuevo Deco architectural style.
Drummond, Montana
This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.
Missoula, Montana
A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.
Wallace, Idaho
A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.