Reno, Nevada
National Bowling Stadium
Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."
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Reno, Nevada
Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."
Union, Maine
They call buildings like this "mimetic architecture," but nothing has ever mimicked the taste of Moxie.
Franconia, New Hampshire
A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.
Reno, Nevada
The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.
Canton, Ohio
Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.
Brownsville, Tennessee
A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.
Marion, Ohio
Featuring one of the most complete and original collections of Presidential memorabilia, this is the site of the last front porch presidential campaigns.
Simi Valley, California
The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Gurdon, Arkansas
The strange and snarky traditions of the lumber industry's fraternal order began with five men waiting for a train here in Arkansas.
East Lansing, Michigan
Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.
Grand Junction, Tennessee
An homage to the pointers and retrievers that have long been a hunter's best friend.
Westerville, Ohio
Artifacts fill the old headquarters of the hugely influential political movement to ban alcohol in the United States.
Washington, D.C.
The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.
Hastings, Nebraska
The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.
Trenton, Tennessee
The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.
Washington, D.C.
Before founding the American Red Cross, Clara Barton had a tremendous humanitarian impact by locating thousands of missing soldiers.
Winslow, Arizona
A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.
Rancho Cucamonga, California
A living museum dedicated to the legendary woodworker and his soulful furniture.
Smithfield, Virginia
The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.
Washington, D.C.
The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.
Eaton, Colorado
The world's largest washing machine collection has more than 1,400 antique items in its exhibit.
Cameron, West Virginia
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
Zionsville, Indiana
A collection of over 2000 air-moving devices of all kinds displayed in the Fanimation headquarters.