Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
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Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Staunton, Virginia
A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.
Brooklyn, New York
Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.
Salem, Massachusetts
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.
Hartford, Connecticut
An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
Buffalo, New York
The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.
Brooklyn, New York
New York's oldest concrete structure is being preserved thanks to the gentrification of Whole Foods.
Amarillo, Texas
These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.
Tucson, Arizona
Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.
Wheeling, West Virginia
This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.
Millvale, Pennsylvania
An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!
Baltimore, Maryland
This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.
Huntsville, Alabama
Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.
Paris, Texas
In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.