Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
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Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.
Chicago, Illinois
This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.
Chicago, Illinois
The 606 is a decade in the making.
Chicago, Illinois
A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.
Chicago, Illinois
Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.
Chicago, Illinois
A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.
Chicago, Illinois
A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Paris, France
This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Paris, France
This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.
Paris, France
This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.