Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Thomas Pursell’s Escape Burial Hatch
A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.
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Williamsport, Pennsylvania
A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Tour the row, actually a few blocks, where 19th century lumber barons built their grand homes.
State College, Pennsylvania
This stone polylith serves as both a 100+ year old experiment and monument to the history of science.
Idlewild, Michigan
This resort community was known as the "Black Eden of Michigan."
Baldwin, Michigan
This enormous fish commemorates the unplanned release of brown trout into a Michigan river.
Cadillac, Michigan
This monument honors the band's impromptu performance at Cadillac highschool's homecoming decades ago.
Cadillac, Michigan
A series of 33 stone markers maps an ancient 55-mile transportation route.
Sandy Creek, New York
A marker commemorates a 1,400-pound wheel of cheese made to honor Andrew Jackson.
Hamilton, Ontario
A store that specializes in realistic replicas of pop culture weaponry.
Hamilton, Ontario
305 homemade stone stairs wind their way up the Hamilton escarpment.
Ohsweken, Ontario
This Haudenosaunee restaurant is a delicious tribute to indigenous cuisine.
London, Ontario
Clusters of abandoned buildings hint at the facility's 144-year history with psychiatric health.
London, Ontario
The world’s oldest baseball field had to fight to earn its record.
Bloomfield, Indiana
One of the last remaining covered bridges in the region.
Evansville, Indiana
The home used in just a few seconds of film that came to define the setting of a hit sitcom.
Birmingham, Alabama
This little-known memorial honors those who have donated their bodies to medical training.
Birmingham, Alabama
This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.
Homewood, Alabama
Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.
Jackson, Mississippi
This ranch house in Jackson's Elraine neighborhood was home to the civil rights icons and the site of a shocking assassination.
College Station, Texas
Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.
College Station, Texas
Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.
College Station, Texas
Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.
Smithville, Texas
A Texas landowner spelled out his name with three miles of trees, a giant signature that's been used by NASA to evaluate satellite imagery.
Austin, Texas
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.