Paducah, Kentucky
Floodwall Murals
A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.
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Paducah, Kentucky
A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.
Corbin, Kentucky
The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.
Gays, Illinois
This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.
Mattoon, Illinois
The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.
Mattoon, Illinois
The final resting place of the hero of Air Florida Flight 90 known as "the man in the water."
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
The granite monument is engraved with the image of the talking horse's head coming through a barn door.
Johnson City, Tennessee
This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.
Gainesville, Florida
Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.
Athens, Georgia
A white oak with property rights.
Athens, Georgia
After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.
Paragould, Arkansas
This Lady Liberty is the oldest replica of its kind outside the state of New York.
Athenry, Ireland
Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.
Westmeath, Ireland
The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.
Kells, Ireland
“Ireland’s only inland lighthouse” is not actually a lighthouse at all.
Athlone, Ireland
The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.
North Salem, New York
Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Locals say Williams' ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.
Ogdensburg, New York
Located on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, this mansion is home to a massive art collection.
Potsdam, New York
Three gardens with toilets and urinals filled with bright flowers started as a protest against zoning rules.
Syracuse, New York
A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.
Syracuse, New York
This monument pays tribute to the city’s contribution to basketball history.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Legend says that this short Canadian tunnel still holds the dying screams of a girl who burned alive.