Ida Grove, Iowa
Castles of Ida Grove
An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.
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Ida Grove, Iowa
An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.
Crawfordville, Florida
Off of the Crawfordville Highway in Florida, nature is taking back this decrepit row of Ford trucks.
Alton, Illinois
This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.
Estacada, Oregon
A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Sea Ranch, California
This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.
Omaha, Nebraska
A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.
Peekskill, New York
Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.
Marion, Ohio
This presidential tomb was not dedicated until years after Harding's death due to personal controversy.
Chicago, Illinois
In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.
Dobbs Ferry, New York
This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.
Cerritos, California
A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.
Durham, New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire holds the documentation and artifacts of local alien abductees.
Arco, Idaho
The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.
Chicago, Illinois
A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."
Brownsville, Tennessee
A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.
Des Moines, Iowa
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
Beatty, Nevada
A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.
Woodstock, New York
A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.
Los Gatos, California
A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.
Birmingham, Alabama
A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
Holmdel, New Jersey
Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.