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Brickmania GHQ

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Brickmania GHQ

The Real LegoLand.

Navy Yard Railroad Gun

Washington, D.C.

Navy Yard Railroad Gun

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

Some garnets collected at the Garnet Hill Rockhound Area.

Ruth, Nevada

Garnet Hill Rockhound Area

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

The Golden Rondelle.

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.

A miniature New York

Bronx, New York

Holiday Train Show at New York Botanical Garden

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

The bells were lowered through the circular hole in the ceiling

Washington, D.C.

National Cathedral Bell Tower

There’s a special club house at the top for the bell ringers.

Pavek Museum

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Pavek Museum

Explore the History & Technology of Electronic Communication

The Lost 40

Northome, Minnesota

The Lost 40

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

Star Wars-Inspired Conference Room

Verona, Wisconsin

Epic Campus

Software company Epic Systems has created one of the strangest and largest workplaces of all time.

The 1.5-billion-year pool.

Timmins, Ontario

The World's Oldest Pool of Water

It's 2 billion years old!

Daguerre Monument

Washington, D.C.

Daguerre Monument

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

The original “flame of knowledge” that once graced the Library of Congress and was replaced with facsimile in 1996.

Fort Meade, Maryland

Architect of the Capitol Archival Warehouse

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.

These brightly decorated fences look as though they could be in a Disney movie.

Fountain City, Wisconsin

Prairie Moon

A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.

Toy Train Barn, Argyle Wisconsin

Argyle, Wisconsin

Toy Train Barn

A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.

H.L. Hunley Submarine

North Charleston, South Carolina

H.L. Hunley Submarine

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

Brickyard structures
Permanently Closed

Washington, D.C.

United Brick Corporation Ruins

Once the supplier for noteworthy projects like the National Cathedral, this old brickworks now lies abandoned.

A battle for control of Atlanta's rail lines, the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama features tracks to remind viewers what was at stake

Atlanta, Georgia

Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

Man Mound

Baraboo, Wisconsin

Man Mound

The remains of a enormous earthen figure of unknown origins cuts across a rural Wisconsin road.

Ayyyyy.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Bronze Fonz

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

6-11-23

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Ladybug Building

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

The Bakken Museum

Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Bakken Museum

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

Ice Formations in Stewart Tunnel.

Belleville, Wisconsin

Stewart Tunnel Ice Formations

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.

Entrance

Dickeyville, Wisconsin

The Dickeyville Grotto

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

Abandoned Drawbridge Control Room

Washington, D.C.

Abandoned Drawbridge Control Room

The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.

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