Saint Joseph, Michigan
House of David Museum
This museum remembers an apocalyptic cult that became more famous for baseball than religious radicalism.
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
This museum remembers an apocalyptic cult that became more famous for baseball than religious radicalism.
Pacific Grove, California
Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.
Bronx, New York
This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.
Deep River, Connecticut
The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.
Memphis, Tennessee
The "Jade Museum" is full of thousands of intricately carved works of art made from various precious stones.
Auburn, Kentucky
The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.
Audubon, Iowa
The World's Largest Bull.
Newport, Rhode Island
A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.
Ithaca, New York
Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.
Houston, Texas
The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.
Moorhead, Minnesota
This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.
Smithsburg, Maryland
A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.
Lutcher, Louisiana
A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.
Montrose, Colorado
An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.
San Francisco, California
Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.
Parachute, Colorado
The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.
Polk City, Florida
The world's largest private aircraft collection.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.
San Jose, California
A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.
New York, New York
Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.
Santa Monica, California
This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.
St. Augustine, Florida
Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.
Annapolis, Maryland
Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.
Washington, D.C.
The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.