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chrisbierman7684

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Johnson Museum of the Odd
Permanently Closed

Lincoln, Nebraska

Johnson Museum of the Odd

A lifetime's accumulation of bric-a-brac and kitsch.

Pottawattamie Squirrel Cage Jail

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Pottawattamie Squirrel Cage Jail

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

World's Largest Ball of Stamps

Boys Town, Nebraska

World's Largest Ball of Stamps

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

Phone Booth on a Roof

Lincoln, Illinois

Phone Booth on a Roof

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

Railsplitter Covered Wagon

Lincoln, Illinois

Railsplitter Covered Wagon

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

Two-Story Outhouse

Gays, Illinois

Two-Story Outhouse

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

World's Largest Cross.

Effingham, Illinois

America's Largest Cross

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

Museum of Funeral Customs
Permanently Closed

Springfield, Illinois

Museum of Funeral Customs

The history of funerals and funerary customs.

Former World's Largest Rocking Chair

Cuba, Missouri

Former World's Largest Rocking Chair

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

Lifting and Spanking

Greenville, Illinois

DeMoulin Museum

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

Times Beach, Missouri

Eureka, Missouri

Times Beach, Missouri

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

The Mistake House

Elsah, Illinois

The Mistake House

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

The illusive (and mythical) Piasa Bird

Alton, Illinois

Piasa Bird

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

Collinsville's catsup bottle

Collinsville, Illinois

World's Largest Catsup Bottle

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

From a distance, the unfinished Cementland's ambitions to be a castle-like amusement park are obvious.
Permanently Closed

St. Louis, Missouri

Cementland

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

Turtle Playground.

St. Louis, Missouri

Turtle Playground

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Inside the plant.
Permanently Closed

East St. Louis, Illinois

Armour Meatpacking Plant

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.

The geyser was added in place of Eero Saarinen's original plan for a twin arch on the east side of the river
Permanently Closed

East St. Louis, Illinois

Gateway Geyser

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

City Museum

St. Louis, Missouri

City Museum

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The supposedly haunted chair.

Kirksville, Missouri

Kirksville Devil's Chair

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

Maxie, the World's Largest Goose in 1988

Sumner, Missouri

Maxie, the World's Largest Goose

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

He's often decked out for the winter months by his fans

Marshall, Missouri

Jim the Wonder Dog Memorial Garden

A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.

Truckhenge

Topeka, Kansas

Truckhenge

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

Aerial Photo

Atchison, Kansas

Amelia Earhart Earthworks

The face of the famed flier in a hillside in her hometown.

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