Missoula, Montana
A Carousel for Missoula
A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.
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Missoula, Montana
A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
One of Gettysburg’s least visited battlefield memorials is off the beaten path, but worth a visit.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Kansas City, Missouri
Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.
St. Louis, Missouri
This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.
Linn, Missouri
The only pig museum in the U.S. holds one of the world's largest collections of pig items.
Plattsburg, Missouri
The man who was president for only one day and spent most of it asleep.
Sumner, Missouri
This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."
St. Louis, Missouri
A chessmaster's dream destination.
Cuba, Missouri
The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.
Mansfield, Missouri
Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
Columbia, Missouri
Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.
St. Louis, Missouri
The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
Kansas City, Missouri
The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.
Culver City, California
A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.
Berkeley, California
The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.
Berkeley, California
The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.
Berkeley, California
Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.