Wahpeton, North Dakota
Tent Pole Monument to Circus Dead
On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.
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Wahpeton, North Dakota
On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.
Ross, North Dakota
The oldest still-existing mosque in the United States sits in a remote prairie in North Dakota.
Fargo, North Dakota
"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"
Rugby, North Dakota
A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
Montrose, South Dakota
A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Philip, South Dakota
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Inyo County, California
Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.
Old Station, California
Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.
Tombstone, Arizona
This curiosity shop contains a museum filled with bizarre, unique objects.
Cornville, Arizona
Outsider Art Community.
Golden Valley, Arizona
A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.
Holbrook, Arizona
One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.
Page, Arizona
These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.
Littlefield, Arizona
This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.
Winslow, Arizona
This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.
Chloride, Arizona
All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.
Bisbee, Arizona
Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.
Jerome, Arizona
On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.
Tucson, Arizona
Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.
Phoenix, Arizona
A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.
San Francisco, California
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
Detroit, Michigan
The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.