Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mütter Museum
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Welcome to the home of the world's largest typewriter company.
Camden, New Jersey
The final resting place of one of the United States's greatest poets.
Blythe, California
Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.
Ehrenberg, Arizona
The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.
Crescent City, California
This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.
Eureka, California
Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.
Truckee, California
Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.
Old Station, California
Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.
Nevada City, California
A grave dedicated to the pioneers who settled California.
Oroville, California
A train tunnel that was made obsolete by the dam it helped create.
Oroville, California
California's first suspension bridge.
Oroville, California
The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.
Auburn, California
The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.
Silverado, California
The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.
Pomona, California
This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.
Riverside, California
A tribute to the disposable cups that were once manufactured here, this 68-foot-tall statue would be difficult to throw away.
Redlands, California
The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.
Redlands, California
Since 1985, this Victorian home has operated as a museum filled top to bottom with American-made glassware.
San Bernardino, California
These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.
Crestline, California
This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.
Lucerne Valley, California
This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.
Oro Grande, California
Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.