Phippsburg, Maine
Seguin Island Light Station
George Washington commissioned this centuries-old lighthouse off the coast of Maine.
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Phippsburg, Maine
George Washington commissioned this centuries-old lighthouse off the coast of Maine.
Stratford, Connecticut
A humble air museum located in an original World War II aircraft factory.
Stratford, Connecticut
The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
This monument commemorates an aeronaut who allegedly flew a plane before the Wright brothers.
Wilmington, Delaware
This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.
Raleigh, North Carolina
A mini-Stonehenge in the corner of the North Carolina state capitol grounds.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The final resting place of the author who gave us the Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and many more beloved fairy tales.
Ishøj, Denmark
Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.
Dayton, Ohio
A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.
Dayton, Ohio
The world's first aircraft factory has been hiding inside an automobile plant for almost 80 years.
Nags Head, North Carolina
This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.
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.
Dover, Delaware
Museum houses an impressive display of the origin and artistry from the now-quaint invention's history.
Castleton, Vermont
This magnificent Japanese garden provides a moment of Zen in rural Vermont.
Rutland, Vermont
A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruously in rural Vermont.
Fair Haven, Vermont
Two distinctive homes on a New England village green look like a couple of frosted wedding cakes.
Whitehall, New York
An impressive Sasquatch statue marks the spot of a fated Bigfoot encounter that changed a community.
Amsterdam, New York
Hilltop modernist/folk art shrine and gardens dedicated to a Native American saint.
Amsterdam, New York
An upstate New York garage advertises its services by literally putting the automobile above all else.
Amsterdam, New York
This sprawling taxidermy collection celebrates the art and history of sport hunting.
Schenectady, New York
This elaborate High Victorian Gothic structure is one of the world's few 16-sided buildings.