Verona Island, Maine
Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory
The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.
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Bucksport, Maine
Northeast Historic Film
A restored historic movie theater is the perfect place for a regional film archive.
Sullivan, Maine
The Granite Garden Gallery
Admire an ever-changing landscape of stone sculptures.
Ellsworth, Maine
Finn's Irish Pub
This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.
Ellsworth, Maine
Big Chicken Barn
It's a repurposed treasure trove of history, located just an hour away from Acadia National Park.
Deer Isle, Maine
Nervous Nellie's Jams and Jellies
Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.
Sedgwick, Maine
Pushcart Press
This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.
Freeport, Maine
Freeport McDonald's
When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.
Washington, D.C.
Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
Washington, D.C.
Daguerre Monument
Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.
Washington, D.C.
Historic Elevator at Potbelly
This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.
Washington, D.C.
Temperance Fountain
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.
Washington, D.C.
Holodomor Memorial
An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.
Washington, D.C.
Owney the Postal Dog
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.
Roman Legionnaire Modesty Shields
Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.
Washington, D.C.
Southwest Duck Pond
This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Godey Lime Kilns
A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.
Cleveland, Ohio
Cuyahoga Jack-Knife Bridge #464
An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.
Cleveland, Ohio
Church of the Holy Parking Structure
On the upper deck of this church-owned parking garage stand eight pillars topped with different Catholic saints.
Cleveland, Ohio
George Masaveg Art Home
One man's collection of found art, sculpture, and ephemera adorns his two side-by-side homes.
Cleveland, Ohio
Tim Willis' Junkyard Playground
Old car parts and assorted materials get turned into one man's mechanical treasures on the side streets of Cleveland.
Cleveland, Ohio
World's Largest Rubber Stamp
Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Cleveland, Ohio
GE Chandelier
A dazzling display of lights and crystals.
