Louisville, Kentucky
Colonel Sanders' Grave
The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.
Places I've been
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Louisville, Kentucky
The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.
Louisville, Kentucky
The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.
Louisville, Kentucky
A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.
Chicago, Illinois
Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.
Hillside, Illinois
Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.
Chicago, Illinois
To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.
South Bend, Indiana
This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.
Indianapolis, Indiana
The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.
Franklin, Indiana
A chapel built by Italian POWs during World War II tells a forgotten tale of the war on the home front.
Jenner, California
The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.
San Jose, California
It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.
Alameda, California
This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.
Hillsborough, California
This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.
San Jose, California
The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.
San Jose, California
An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.
Sunnyvale, California
A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.
Sunol-Midtown, California
A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.
Seneca Falls, New York
What remains of the simple red brick chapel where the women's rights movement began.
Corning, New York
Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.
Elmira, New York
The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.
Elmira, New York
The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.
Jasper, Indiana
One man's vision and a labor of love of many.
Lincoln City, Indiana
The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.