Evanston, Illinois
Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop
Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.
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Evanston, Illinois
Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.
Niles, Illinois
Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.
Indianapolis, Indiana
The building is topped by a Statue of Liberty statue whose torch has stayed burning since the museum opened.
Indianapolis, Indiana
At the top of the hour, this steam-powered clock's eight brass whistles play "Back Home Again in Indiana."
Indianapolis, Indiana
Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.
South Bend, Indiana
The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.
Mishawaka, Indiana
One of the few authentic Japanese gardens in the state of Indiana and perhaps the most peaceful place in the city of Mishawaka.
Syracuse, New York
This monument pays tribute to the city’s contribution to basketball history.
Syracuse, New York
This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.
Waltham, Massachusetts
These beautiful garden buildings are among the oldest surviving greenhouses in the United States.
Beatty, Nevada
The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.
Beatty, Nevada
Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.
Seattle, Washington
A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.
Seattle, Washington
The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.
Seattle, Washington
The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.
Seattle, Washington
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.
Hull, Massachusetts
Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Small island science organization offers public the chance to participate in research.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.