Chester, South Carolina
Chester County Historical Society Museum
This historic museum is home to a rare Confederate Chester Gun.
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Chester, South Carolina
This historic museum is home to a rare Confederate Chester Gun.
Santa Monica, California
"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."
Springfield, Illinois
Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.
San Francisco, California
Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.
Wall Township, New Jersey
The first dish to bounce radio signals off the Moon, it was the forerunner to the U.S. Space Program.
Colgate, Wisconsin
This whimsical sculpture garden is a local treasure.
Sacramento, California
Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.
Wilmington, Delaware
A drab two-story office space in Delaware is a hidden tax haven for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and over half the Fortune 500 companies.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
At this Wisconsin museum there are real ducks, fake ducks, duck calls and a Duck Blind.
Nevada City, California
This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.
Brooklyn, New York
Residents of this Brooklyn neighborhood may be unaware their houses sit atop a buried trolley graveyard.
Broomfield, Colorado
The final resting spot of the Colorado Transportation Department's beloved unofficial mascot.
Troutman, North Carolina
A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.
Norfork, Arkansas
Peak named for an old man who liked to run in the nude.
Amherst, Massachusetts
The monumental steeple on Amherst College's campus has no church attached to it.
Jefferson City, Tennessee
Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.
Columbus, Ohio
The childhood home of one of Ohio's favorite sons, pilot and war hero Eddie Rickenbacker.
Spokane, Washington
Protected from the elements, these Native American rock paintings have survived approximately 250 years.
Chicago, Illinois
A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.
Brooklyn, New York
A strip of modern stores in historic buildings.
Potsdam, New York
Three gardens with toilets and urinals filled with bright flowers started as a protest against zoning rules.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
The site of the tragic isolation of Nipmuc Native Americans left to perish in King Philip's War.
Buttonwillow, California
In the country around Buttonwillow, California, a marker commemorates a revealing moment in the story of a water colony from the fictional Kcymaerxthaere that sought independence.
Gibsonville, North Carolina
A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.