Madrid, Iowa
High Trestle Trail Bridge
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
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Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.
Rio Grande, New Jersey
Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
These 20-foot sculptures will help guide you from the local train station to the local sculpture garden.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.
Canton, Ohio
Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.
Lacey Township, New Jersey
A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.
Atlantic City, New Jersey
The third-tallest lighthouse in the United States stands as a reminder of Atlantic City's early days.
Linwood, New Jersey
This quaint New Jersey graveyard is an eternal resting place for thousands of beloved pets.
Wildwood, New Jersey
Randy Senna's Fascination and retro arcade is home to the last Fascination game in New Jersey, and one of seven remaining as of 2021.
Detroit, Michigan
This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.
Detroit, Michigan
The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.
Hopewell TWP, Pennsylvania
10,500 square feet of pinball housed in former dollar store and home to the last playable "Thunderball."
Cleveland, Ohio
A dazzling display of lights and crystals.
Columbus, Ohio
The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.
Washington, D.C.
The former home of elite checkers battles of the Capital Pool Checkers Club.
Barnegat Township, New Jersey
One of the oldest surviving bars in the United States, located at the site of the last skirmish of the American Revolution.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.
Ocean Grove, New Jersey
A wooden theatre that remains the heart of a charming Victorian-era New Jersey enclave.
Margate City, New Jersey
Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
Hamburg, New Jersey
An approximately 500 million-year-old rock outcropping covered in fossilized bacteria.
Moorestown, New Jersey
An unusual assortment of steerable wooden sleds is on display in a library in New Jersey where they were first invented.
Paterson, New Jersey
In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.
Hoboken, New Jersey
The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.