Dayton, Ohio
"Stumpy" John Silver
This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.
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Dayton, Ohio
This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.
Dayton, Ohio
You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.
Dayton, Ohio
A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.
Dayton, Ohio
Giant trolls run this farm!
Bethel, Maine
Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”
Linesville, Pennsylvania
"Where the ducks walk on fish."
Missoula, Montana
A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.
Gerlach, Nevada
One of the largest wildlife refuges in the contiguous 48 states, it was instrumental in preserving the pronghorn antelope from extinction.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.
Montrose, South Dakota
A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Spearfish, South Dakota
This vintage train once gave new meaning to “swimming upstream.”
Spearfish, South Dakota
This geodesic gallery holds a collection of painted spheres that make traditional canvases look lazy by comparison.
Deadwood, South Dakota
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.
Sudbury, Massachusetts
The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.
Weston, Massachusetts
The oldest philatelic museum in the United States.
Milton, Massachusetts
The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.
Salem, New Hampshire
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.