Comfort, Texas
Seashell Graves of Comfort Cemetery
No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.
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Comfort, Texas
No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.
Miami, Florida
Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.
Bethesda, Maryland
Proto-CIA agents trained with grenades in the sand traps and fired machine guns from the fairways.
Elko, Nevada
This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.
Gurdon, Arkansas
The strange and snarky traditions of the lumber industry's fraternal order began with five men waiting for a train here in Arkansas.
Hackensack, New Jersey
A World War II-era submarine is stuck in the mud in New Jersey.
Geneva, Ohio
When a guy acquired a free church, he hauled it away piece-by-piece to make it the tasting hall at his vineyard.
Worcester, Massachusetts
On a side street near the interstate is the building where the famous anarchist once owned an ice cream parlor.
Brooklyn, New York
Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.
Lincoln, Illinois
The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.
Chicago, Illinois
A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.
Grass Valley, California
A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.
Salt Lake City, Utah
An enormous image of Utah's salt flats made entirely from tape.
Tucson, Arizona
Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.
Chicago, Illinois
Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.
Culver City, California
A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.
College Station, Texas
Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.
Berkeley, California
Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.
Boscawen, New Hampshire
Site of an escape, ten murders, and some scalpings.
Annapolis, Maryland
This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.
Boston, Massachusetts
A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.
New York, New York
This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.
Hiawatha, Kansas
This massive marble memorial was built bit by bit either out of devotion or spite, but at the expense of the surrounding town.