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A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.