Hibbing, Minnesota
Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine
Nicknamed the "Grand Canyon of the North," this open-pit mine in Minnesota has a much shorter history.
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Hibbing, Minnesota
Nicknamed the "Grand Canyon of the North," this open-pit mine in Minnesota has a much shorter history.
Bena, Minnesota
An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.
Brandon, Iowa
The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.
Amana, Iowa
What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.
Amana, Iowa
Step back in time while shopping inside this local store.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Salem, Massachusetts
Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.
Salem, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.
Salem, Massachusetts
A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.
Austin, Minnesota
Ever wanted to can Spam?
Red Wing, Minnesota
Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Fort Worth, Texas
A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.
Lemmon, South Dakota
An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.