Colorado Springs, Colorado
Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.
San Francisco, California
Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.
Polotsk, Belarus
A monument in the Belarusian city of Polotsk claims to mark the exact midpoint of the European continent.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.
Philip, South Dakota
Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.
Miami, Florida
This shrine to bovine consumption and all things fast food is a slice of culinary history both rare and well done.
St. Marys, Georgia
Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.
Peach Springs, Arizona
One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.
Ishigaki, Japan
This monumental intersection commemorates the day Okinawa switched to driving on the left.
Okinawa, Japan
A World War II battle site made famous by one man's heroic actions.
Marshall Islands
An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.
Marshall Islands
The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.
Vanuatu
The fully functional, submerged Vanuatu Post Office is definitely one of a kind.
Aleutians West, Alaska
The site of one of Japan's very few American occupations during World War II still holds the relics of a roundly disastrous campaign.
Hyder, Alaska
The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
Cooperstown, North Dakota
These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.
Simi Valley, California
The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Dayton, Ohio
You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.
Brisbane, Australia
Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.
Ghan, Australia
Finding the exact middle of a giant land mass is hard to determine, but this spot managed to do the trick.
Singapore
These sweets make convincing mimics of everything from fish balls to eggs to koi ponds.