Salem, Massachusetts
The Witch House of Salem
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
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Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Ratanak Mondul, Cambodia
A quick and simple solution to Cambodia's train woes.
Cahuita, Costa Rica
Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.
Washington, D.C.
A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.
Rapid City, South Dakota
A waterfall 600 ft. inside a mountain, once the bane of gold miners, is now a spectacle of nature.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Hermosa, South Dakota
Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.
Athens, Wisconsin
The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.
Chicago, Illinois
A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.
Chicago, Illinois
A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.
Chicago, Illinois
These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.
Chicago, Illinois
This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.
Chicago, Illinois
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.
Elkhart, Indiana
A concrete block embedded with thousands of pulled teeth was created by a local dentist to memorialize his dog.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
A physical reminder of Earth's ancient past, this rock results from the photosynthetic processes of some of the oldest forms of life.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Highland Park, Michigan
Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.
Mexico City, Mexico
A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.
Mexico City, Mexico
Located in a veterinary school, this macabre exhibit displays the effects of animal diseases.
Mexico City, Mexico
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.