Providence, Rhode Island
Big Blue Bug
Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Robot Hall of Fame
This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kaufmann's Clock
Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.
Washington, D.C.
Zero Milestone
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Milton, Delaware
Steampunk Tree House
What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Church Brew Works
A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.
Boston, Massachusetts
The First Church of Christ, Scientist
This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.
Washington, D.C.
Fort DeRussy
A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.
Locust Grove, Virginia
Grave of Stonewall Jackson's Arm
The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.
Scotland, Maryland
Point Lookout State Park
This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.
New York, New York
The Old McGraw-Hill Building
Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.
Queens, New York
Houdini's Grave
The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.
Baltimore, Maryland
Bazaar
Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.
Essington, Pennsylvania
Lazaretto Quarantine Station
North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Central Market
The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.
New York, New York
The Wishbones of McSorley's Old Ale House
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nine Mile Run
This picturesque stream was up until recently the site of a ten story mountain of slag and sewage.
Wilmington, Delaware
Rothschild Patent Model Collection
This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Fence
Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.
Sarasota, Florida
The Last Defense of Fort Juan Ortiz
A lone gunner's station is all that remains of a replica Spanish Fort in Florida.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.
Brooklyn, New York
Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.
Carlsbad, California
Craftsmanship Museum
This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.
San Diego, California
San Diego Museum of Us
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
