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Teal McDonald's Arches

Sedona, Arizona

Teal McDonald's Arches

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

Chapel of the Holy Cross

Sedona, Arizona

Chapel of the Holy Cross

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Montezuma Castle National Monument

Yavapai County, Arizona

Montezuma Castle

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Art and Architecture

Clarkdale, Arizona

Arizona Copper Art Museum

The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.

Nellie Bly Kaleidoscopes

Jerome, Arizona

Nellie Bly Kaleidoscopes

A kaleidoscope gallery and steampunk emporium named for a pioneering journalist.

Very hot books in a very hot shop.

Quartzsite, Arizona

Reader's Oasis Books

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

The main entrance to the museum.

Chiriaco Summit, California

General Patton Memorial Museum

A museum dedicated to the life and career of the gifted but controversial general.

Terminal

Chicago, Illinois

Meigs Field Tower and Terminal

The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.

Courthouse Tree

Greensburg, Indiana

Courthouse Tree

For over 100 years, this Indiana town has had a tree growing out the top of the local courthouse.

Italian POW Chapel

Franklin, Indiana

Camp Atterbury Prisoner of War Chapel

A chapel built by Italian POWs during World War II tells a forgotten tale of the war on the home front.

The First Christian Church, Columbus, Indiana

Columbus, Indiana

First Christian Church

The design of this modernist church was revolutionary when it was constructed in 1942.

The Palace Saloon

Prescott, Arizona

The Palace Saloon

This Prescott institution is widely considered the oldest bar in Arizona.

The study in the mansion.

Prescott, Arizona

Old Governor's Mansion

Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.

Aeroshell Aerobatic Team performing at EAA AirVenture 2007

Oshkosh, Wisconsin

EAA's AirVenture Oshkosh

One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.

Corning Museum of Glass

Corning, New York

Corning Museum of Glass

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

Niagara Falls Floral Clock

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Niagara Falls Floral Clock

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

Inspiration Stump

Cassadaga, New York

Lily Dale Spiritualist Community

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

Lucille Ball's costumes from I Love Lucy.

Jamestown, New York

Lucy and Desi Museum

This museum is dedicated to a Hollywood icon.

"Scary Lucy." statue.

Jamestown, New York

Lucille Ball Memorial Park

Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”

Exterior in color

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Trust Rotunda Building

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

ASM International Materials Park

Novelty, Ohio

ASM International Materials Park

Known as "The Dome" this is the world's largest open air geodesic dome.

Center of the World, Ohio

Leavittsburg, Ohio

Center of the World, Ohio

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

The lighthouse affords dreamy sunset views.

Erie, Pennsylvania

Erie Land Lighthouse

Climb the first lighthouse commissioned on a Great Lake to a lookout with peaceful, panoramic views.

USS Niagara... or is it?

Erie, Pennsylvania

USS Niagara

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

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