Carville, Louisiana
National Hansen's Disease Museum
This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.
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Carville, Louisiana
This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.
Hebron, Connecticut
The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.
Sunol, California
The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.
New York, New York
This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.
Maria Stein, Ohio
One of the largest collections of holy relics in the country.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.
Bisbee, Arizona
Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.
Somerville, Massachusetts
A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.
Tustin, California
This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.
Newport Beach, California
One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.
Seattle, Washington
Artistic Oasis in Industrial Ballard.
Tallahassee, Florida
One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Brooklyn, New York
A Brooklyn exhibit all about Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding in 1994.
Spokane, Washington
This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This picturesque stream was up until recently the site of a ten story mountain of slag and sewage.
Akron, Ohio
This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.
Yachats, Oregon
There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.
Detroit, Michigan
The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.
Marion, Ohio
This moving cemetery sphere is a slowly rolling stone.
Brooklyn, New York
Two community gardens under the elevated subway lines on a very busy commercial strip in Bushwick.