St. Louis, Missouri
1904 World's Fair Flight Cage
What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.
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St. Louis, Missouri
What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
Wahiawa, Hawaii
Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
San Juan Capistrano, California
Oldest building in California still in use.
Garden Grove, California
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
Gilroy, California
Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Batavia, Illinois
World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.
Chicago, Illinois
These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Lawton, Oklahoma
Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.
Beckley, West Virginia
A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Ansted, West Virginia
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.
Collinsville, Illinois
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Chester, Illinois
The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.
Alto Pass, Illinois
Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.