Olga, Washington
The Aproximada
This 50-ton ship on Orcas Island has never seen the ocean.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Olga, Washington
This 50-ton ship on Orcas Island has never seen the ocean.
Eastsound, Washington
One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.
Freeport, Illinois
A mini Wrigley Field for mini baseball players.
Burlington, Iowa
While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.
Essex, Illinois
Moving, mind-blowing metal sculpture work of an outsider artist.
Houston, Texas
A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.
Austin, Texas
A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.
Austin, Texas
A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.
Austin, Texas
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
Austin, Texas
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas
These boots are made for selfies.
Galveston, Texas
A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.
Lisle, Illinois
A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.
Lombard, Illinois
This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.
Scales Mound, Illinois
This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.