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International Independent Showmen’s Museum

Riverview, Florida

International Independent Showmen’s Museum

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

Standing tall and proud.
Permanently Closed

Galena, Kansas

Frecs the Miner

This statue is an ode to an iconic roadside advertisement popularized during the 1970s.

National Route 66 Museum

Elk City, Oklahoma

National Route 66 Museum

An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."

'Highway of Dreams' 1932 Studebaker

Holbrook, Arizona

'Highway of Dreams' 1932 Studebaker

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.

Oatman Donkey Town

Oatman, Arizona

Oatman

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

Laughlin Labyrinths

Laughlin, Nevada

Laughlin Labyrinths

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

Opa-locka City Hall.

Opa-locka, Florida

Opa-Locka City Hall

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

Front of the Ugland House

George Town, Cayman Islands

Ugland House

There is one corporation registered for every three square feet of space in this inconspicuous office building.

The Grand Cayman after Ivan

George Town, Cayman Islands

George Town

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

Limestone formations, 24 million years in the making (Flickr/alexpgp)

West Bay, Cayman Islands

Hell, Grand Cayman

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

The Abandoned Pietermaai Mansions

Willemstad, Curaçao

The Abandoned Pietermaai Mansions

The mouldering manses of wealthy colonials still pock the streets of a Curaçao neighborhood.

Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue

Willemstad, Curaçao

Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue

The floor of the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas is entirely covered in sand.

Alto Vista Chapel

Noord, Aruba

Alto Vista Chapel

Aruba’s first chapel.

Contemplative paths.

Santa Cruz, Aruba

Ayo Rock Formations

The Ayo Rock Formations stand out on the island of Aruba as a unique arrangement of giant boulders with interesting crawl spaces to explore.

Back of one of the drive-in theater screens with a flea market vendor set up.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Swap Shop and Thunderbird Drive-In Theater

This liminal destination combines creaky carnival rides, a classic car museum, and luck-of-the-draw flea market finds surrounded by dust and drive-in movie screens.

Splendid China, Orlando
Permanently Closed

Kissimmee, Florida

Splendid China

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

Mickey Pylon

Celebration, Florida

Mickey Pylon

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Toby’s Clown School and Museum

Lake Placid, Florida

Toby’s Clown School and Museum

A joyful oddity that takes the art of clowning very seriously.

The restored giant bureau in High Point.

High Point, North Carolina

High Point Chest of Drawers

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

‘Malin’s Fountain’
Permanently Closed

Austin, Texas

‘Malin’s Fountain’

An 18-foot-tall troll sculpture, made from recycled wood and materials found in nature.

Blocher Memorial.

Buffalo, New York

Blocher Memorial

An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.

The H.H. Richardson Complex, modern day

Buffalo, New York

Richardson Olmsted Complex

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

Shark Girl.

Buffalo, New York

Shark Girl

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

Abandoned Wonder Bread Factory

Buffalo, New York

Abandoned Wonder Bread Factory

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

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