Chicago, Illinois
Obama Kissing Rock
The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.
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Chicago, Illinois
The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.
Chicago, Illinois
The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.
Park Ridge, Illinois
A science teacher's dream.
Chicago, Illinois
A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.
Chicago, Illinois
A Bibliophile's Dream.
Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Chicago, Illinois
A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.
Chicago, Illinois
A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.
Point Roberts, Washington
An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.
Winthrop, Washington
Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.
LaCrosse, Washington
An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.
Richmond, Virginia
A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.
Barú, Colombia
Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.
Morrison, Colorado
Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.
Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Lee, Florida
This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
Carhué, Argentina
Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.
Nono, Argentina
One man's quest to collect artifacts from every aspect of human life has resulted in this eclectic Argentinian museum.
San Andres de Giles, Argentina
Crumbling crypts and overgrown graves rise just out of arm's reach in this forgotten Buenos Aires graveyard.