Riverside, Iowa
Captain James T. Kirk Future Birthplace
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
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Riverside, Iowa
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
Toledo, Iowa
Bronze sculpture paying homage to Norma “Duffy” Lyon, famous for creating a life-size cow made of butter at the state fair.
Mount Vernon, Iowa
A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.
Cerritos, California
A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.
La Habra Heights, California
About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.
Anaheim, California
The final resting place of the songwriter who penned “Take Me Out To The Ball Game."
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
An American industrialist hoped this nature preserve could help save the North American bison.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
One of the world's oldest continually operating bookstores.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
A tribute to those that perished during the American Revolution.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin all slept at this humble inn.
Easton, Pennsylvania
Dedicated to one of the most successful boxers to compete in the heavyweight division.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.
Harlan, Kansas
This roadside prairie Statue of Liberty replica is one of the foremost examples of the Boy Scouts of America's "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty" campaign.
East Cleveland, Ohio
This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.
Euclid, Ohio
This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.
Willoughby, Ohio
Solving a 60-year mystery finally gave a name to the young woman known only by the color of her clothes.
Mentor, Ohio
A fiberglass jungle, deep in the wilds of the Cleveland suburbs.
Lorain, Ohio
A former Canadian automobile ferry mysteriously appeared in the Black River 20 years ago, and now it quietly rusts away.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa's historic skyscrapers define the oil boom era of Art Deco construction, and are known for their ornate arched lobbies.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Site of the 1926 murder trial of Ernest Burkhart who was involved in the "Reign of Terror."
Bixby, Oklahoma
One of New York's most iconic authors is strangely honored by this Oklahoma park.
Lawton, Oklahoma
Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.