Custer, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
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Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Providence, Rhode Island
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
Tulsa, Oklahoma
An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.
Nekoma, North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Drummond, Montana
This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.
Claiborne County, Mississippi
An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Lucas, Kansas
A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Chicago, Illinois
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
Atlanta, Georgia
Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.
Wilmington, Delaware
Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.
Annapolis, Maryland
Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.
Kobe, Japan
The first and oldest mosque in Japan.
Sale, England
The materials from one of the United Kingdom’s most famous animation studios are now preserved in a suburban library.
Keszthely, Hungary
For many people the Hungarian Parliament building is a must-see stop on any visit to the capital but there is an equally stunning replica hidden in a basement.
Flowers Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
The site of the fossilized remains of some of Earth’s earliest primitive, microbial life forms.
Hawaii
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
Zakinthos, Greece
Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.
Tomba, Montenegro
One of the world's oldest olive trees, thought to be over 2,000 years old.
Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, Brazil
This magnificent tree towering over the Atlantic rainforest is one of the oldest and largest in Brazil.