Baltimore, Maryland
Vote Against Prohibition Sign
A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.
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Baltimore, Maryland
A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.
Bremen, Germany
The only microgravity tower in Europe can produce nine seconds of weightlessness.
Manchester, England
This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.
Washington, D.C.
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
Madison, Wisconsin
A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.
Washington, D.C.
The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.
Islamorada, Florida
This lush Florida island is home to the ruins of a crooked ship breaker's tiny empire.
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Orlando, Florida
The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.
Orlando, Florida
The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.
Seattle, Washington
This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.
Kiel, Germany
The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.
New York, New York
The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.
Houghton le Spring, England
The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.
Cleethorpes, England
This tiny business claims to be "the smallest pub on the planet."
Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Austin, Texas
A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.
Talala, Oklahoma
A detached cement mixer has been transformed to resemble a relic from some obscure NASA mission to Oklahoma.
Nye County, Nevada
The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Forks, Washington
A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.
Winters, California
The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.
Chicago, Illinois
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.