Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Mr. Marvel's Wondertorium
A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.
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Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.
Pensacola, Florida
This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.
Pensacola, Florida
A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Pontiac, Michigan
What was once the largest NFL stadium.
Hell, Michigan
Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.
Mansfield, Ohio
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Cleves, Ohio
A small wall and marker are all that remain of this historic canal tunnel.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."
Burlington, Kentucky
Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.
Abdali, Kuwait
This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Sanborn Township, Michigan
One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.
Grayling, Michigan
At the top of a local ski mountain is a hidden cemetery containing the graves of just two soldiers.
Midland, Michigan
This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.
Frankenmuth, Michigan
World's largest Christmas store.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.
Manistee, Michigan
The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.