Middletown, Maryland
The (First) Washington Monument
Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.
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Middletown, Maryland
Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.
Cleveland, Ohio
The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.
Dearborn, Michigan
The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.
Big Pool, Maryland
A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.
Dearborn, Michigan
A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.
East Cleveland, Ohio
This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.
Detroit, Michigan
These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.
Dayton, Ohio
A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.
Austin, Minnesota
Ever wanted to can Spam?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.