Dayton, Ohio
"Stumpy" John Silver
This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.
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Dayton, Ohio
This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.
Dayton, Ohio
A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.
Dayton, Ohio
You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.
Riverside, Ohio
Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.
New York, New York
An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'
Frankenmuth, Michigan
World's largest Christmas store.
Dearborn, Michigan
A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.
Dearborn, Michigan
The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.
Cleveland, Ohio
The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.
Lima, Ohio
This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.
Sarasota, Florida
The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.
Tampa, Florida
One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.
Sarasota, Florida
The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.
Sarasota, Florida
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.