Hamer, South Carolina
South of the Border
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Wilson, North Carolina
Whirligig Park (Formerly Acid Park)
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Kernersville, North Carolina
Körner’s Folly
Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.
Durham, North Carolina
The Can Opener
This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.
Permanently Closed
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Abandoned Dome House
Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Barrington, Illinois
Place de la Musique
With 8,000 pipes this giant instrument is the most versatile theatre pipe organ ever built.
Bartlett, Illinois
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Sanstha Mandir Chicago
This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.
Batavia, Illinois
Fermilab
World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.
Batavia, Illinois
Fabyan Windmill
Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.
