Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Point Pleasant Battlefield Memorial
The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.
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Point Pleasant, West Virginia
The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Columbus, Ohio
Just outside the Ohio Supreme Court sits a testament to justice.
Columbus, Ohio
This whimsical campus lawn is dotted with large sculpted numbers and hidden mathematical formulas.
Columbus, Ohio
A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.
Dublin, Ohio
The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.
Middleton, Wisconsin
More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.
Bena, Minnesota
An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.
Bemidji, Minnesota
This ambitious attraction was the brain child of a lake resort impresario, and built by the WPA.
Walnut Grove, Minnesota
Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.
Bemidji, Minnesota
These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.
Two Harbors, Minnesota
This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.
Lake Itasca, Minnesota
At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.
Lucas, Kansas
This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.
Lucas, Kansas
Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.
Blue Ridge, Georgia
Turns out fishing with dynamite isn't all that safe.
Florence, Oregon
Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.
Lithia Springs, Georgia
The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
McMinnville, Oregon
A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.
Montreal, Québec
Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.
United States / Canada
The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.