Akron, Ohio
Goodyear Airdock
This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.
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Akron, Ohio
This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.
Kent, Ohio
Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.
Chandler, Arizona
Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.
Erie, Pennsylvania
A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?
Portland, Oregon
The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Portland, Oregon
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.
Mexico City, Mexico
Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.
Mexico City, Mexico
The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.
Mexico City, Mexico
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.
Williams, Arizona
An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.
Washington, D.C.
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
Washington, D.C.
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
Washington, D.C.
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Washington, D.C.
A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Moundsville, West Virginia
The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.
Leavittsburg, Ohio
A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.