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A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

Two massive and unstable sinkholes are yearning to unite, and their consummation could be catastrophic.

The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

This 12-foot-tall T-rex is the largest K’Nex skeleton sculpture in the world.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

Installed as a beacon of hope for a hurricane-racked island, the statue had to be moved multiple times due to the eroding coast.

One of the few surviving Panama Canal steam shovels stands outside a tiny Colorado mining museum.

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

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.