Columbia, South Carolina
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This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.
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Columbia, South Carolina
This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.
Columbia, South Carolina
An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.
Homosassa, Florida
In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.
Homosassa, Florida
Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.
Homosassa, Florida
Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.
Manteo, North Carolina
The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.
High Point, North Carolina
A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.
Westerly, Rhode Island
Tucked away in downtown Westerly is America's first shark history museum.
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.
Exeter, Rhode Island
The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."
Stonington, Connecticut
How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?
Charlestown, Rhode Island
250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Chincoteague, Virginia
The solitary grave of a schooner captain killed by lightning while serving biscuits.
Chincoteague Island, Virginia
The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.
Bangor, Maine
The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.
Brewer, Maine
Maine’s only official memorial to the Underground Railroad.
Bangor, Maine
Abraham Lincoln's vice president took his last breath here on July 4, 1891.
Bangor, Maine
This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”
Bangor, Maine
This museum explores the history of policing and is also home to a very popular taxidermied duck.
Bangor, Maine
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Endless rows of boxes of paper records line the hallways of the archaic federal facility where guns are traced.
Martinsburg, West Virginia
A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.