Monroe, Washington
Wayside Chapel
The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.
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Monroe, Washington
The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.
Port Orange, Florida
Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.
Gloucester Township, New Jersey
A completely round house designed for the Atomic Age.
Lake Lure, North Carolina
Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.
Whittier, Alaska
This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.
Washington, D.C.
The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.
New York, New York
The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.
New York, New York
There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.
New York, New York
This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.
Baker, California
No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Montgomery, Alabama
Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.
Altadena, California
This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.
Lexington, Kentucky
Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.
Atlanta, Illinois
While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.
Detroit, Michigan
The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.
Louisville, Kentucky
This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.
Everett, Washington
This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.
Groom, Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
Oneida, New York
Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.
Bozeman, Montana
See the computer’s history revealed over the course of 20,000 years.
Avalon, California
Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.
Falcon Heights, Minnesota
This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.
Cantwell, Alaska
Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.