Sacramento, California
Vic's Ice Cream Parlor
At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.
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Sacramento, California
At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.
Sacramento, California
The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.
West Sacramento, California
A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.
Sacramento, California
A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.
Sacramento, California
An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.
Sacramento, California
The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.
Sacramento, California
Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.
Bellville, Ohio
This 35-foot-tall hamburger-toting chef is said to be the largest bobblehead in the world.
Fremont, Indiana
A herd of roughly 250 American bison roam these plains.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.
Troy, Michigan
This monument commemorates the only American soldiers to have directly fought Russians during World War I.
Detroit, Michigan
Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.
Amherstburg, Ontario
An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.
Jerusalem Township, Ohio
Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."
Tionesta, Pennsylvania
For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.
New Castle, Pennsylvania
This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.
Windsor, Ohio
The world's largest Our Lady of Guadalupe statue overlooks this Ohio sanctuary.
Alliance, Ohio
A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.
Cleveland, Ohio
Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.
Lexington, Kentucky
The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.