Cleveland, Ohio
St. Theodosius Cathedral
This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."
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Cleveland, Ohio
This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."
Washington, D.C.
Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.
Santa Monica, California
On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.
Islamorada, Florida
This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.
Colma, California
The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.
Isleta Village Proper, New Mexico
This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.
Jackson, Tennessee
An unknown Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee.
New Haven, Vermont
A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."
Los Angeles, California
A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.
Atlanta, Georgia
The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
White Pine County, Nevada
These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.
Elsah, Illinois
First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.
Beacon, New York
This abandoned cemetery is crumbling into ruin, exposing the artifacts and bodies buried there.
Seattle, Washington
A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.
Humacao, Puerto Rico
This small primate research island is teeming with playing, fighting wild monkeys.
Washington, D.C.
In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A Perpetually Under construction Park.
Weskan, Kansas
A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.
Powell, Ohio
A monument to a Native American leader who was known for never breaking a promise and met his end after signing a deal with white settlers.
Detroit, Michigan
Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.
South Pasadena, California
The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.