Gladbrook, Iowa
Matchstick Marvels Museum
A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.
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Gladbrook, Iowa
A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.
Boston, Massachusetts
No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...
Sacramento, California
An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.
Walker County, Georgia
The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.
Denver, Colorado
A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.
Milton, Delaware
What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.
Calipatria, California
The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.
New York, New York
What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.
Green River, Wyoming
This UFO landing strip was created by a charitable Wyoming city that was worried about residents of Jupiter.
Davidson, North Carolina
The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.
New York, New York
This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.
Louisville, Kentucky
This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.
Anaheim, California
A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.
Los Angeles, California
A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.
Washington, D.C.
Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.
Lake George, New York
A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.
Nederland, Colorado
Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.
Memphis, Tennessee
This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.
Sunol-Midtown, California
A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Queens, New York
Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.
Terre Haute, Indiana
Modeled after the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, this small-town Indiana memorial labyrinth sits half a world away.