Atlanta, Illinois
American Giants Museum
A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.
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Atlanta, Illinois
A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.
Atlanta, Illinois
While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.
Lincoln, Illinois
This colorful monument commemorates a little-known story from the life of Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln, Illinois
The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.
Chicago, Illinois
In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.
Chicago, Illinois
A Bibliophile's Dream.
Chicago, Illinois
A historic 1929 art-house cinema that features independent, classic, cult, and foreign films in an atmospheric setting.
Brooklyn, New York
Ride the subways of yesteryear.
Brooklyn, New York
A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.
Brooklyn, New York
The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.
Brooklyn, New York
A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.
Brooklyn, New York
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.
New York, New York
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
Hull, Massachusetts
Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."
Hull, Massachusetts
Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.
Boston, Massachusetts
This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.
Concord, Massachusetts
Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.
Boston, Massachusetts
Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.
Boston, Massachusetts
In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.
Harvard, Massachusetts
Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.
Sudbury, Massachusetts
The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.
Boston, Massachusetts
This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.