Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque Shot Tower
This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.
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Dubuque, Iowa
This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.
Washington, D.C.
Through the decades, Black music stars have performed at this historic hub for music and the arts.
Winchester, England
This gravestone and its inscription inspired a movement that has spanned generations and saved countless lives.
Watertown, Massachusetts
The final resting place of a suffragist author.
Tewkesbury, England
An English cenotaph honoring an American feminist icon.
Fort Worth, Texas
A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.
Thurmont, Maryland
This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.
Potomac, Maryland
The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.
Boonsboro, Maryland
Bizarre Cavern.
Baltimore, Maryland
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
Topeka, Kansas
A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.
Kansas City, Missouri
The famous greeting card maker owns a collection of paintings by the famed surrealist.
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
Kansas City, Missouri
A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.
Springfield, Missouri
The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.
Springfield, Missouri
An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.
Estes Park, Colorado
An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.
Golden, Colorado
The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.
Denver, Colorado
The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.
Center, Colorado
One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.
Denver, Colorado
One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.
Leadville, Colorado
Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.