Wind Point, Wisconsin
Wind Point Lighthouse
One of the oldest and tallest lighthouses still in service on Lake Michigan.
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Racine, Wisconsin
The Golden Rondelle
The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
Sweetwater, Texas
National WASP WWII Museum
A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.
Calistoga, California
Calistoga Water Truck Sculpture
A sculpture dedicated to Napa Valley's oldest mineral water company.
Miami, Florida
Miami Circle
A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.
Key West, Florida
Southernmost Point of the Continental U.S.
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
U.S. Route 1 Mile 0 Sign
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
Key West, Florida
Pan Am's First Office
The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.
Washington, D.C.
The K-9 of the Korean War Veterans Memorial
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
Carpinteria, California
Carpinteria Harbor Seal Preserve
Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.
Carpinteria, California
Carpinteria Tar Pits
Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.
Annapolis, Maryland
Kunta Kinte - Alex Haley Memorial
This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.
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.
Greenville, Maine
B52 Crash Site
The debris forms a solemn memorial to those who died in a 1963 accident.
Washington, D.C.
Library Of Congress Gutenberg Bible
One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.
Washington, D.C.
D.C. War Memorial
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
Everett, Pennsylvania
The Igloo Soft Freeze
Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.
London, England
Hungerford Footbridge Skateboard Graveyard
The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.
London, England
Tower Bridge Chimney
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
London, England
Handel & Hendrix in London
The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.
London, England
Pelicans of St James's Park
Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
London, England
Boadicea and Her Daughters
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
Cambridge, England
The Eagle
The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.
