Winterset, Iowa
John Wayne's Birthplace
This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.
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Winterset, Iowa
This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.
Dexter, Iowa
The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.
Iowa City, Iowa
A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.
Joliet, Illinois
A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.
Chesterton, Indiana
The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.
Michigan City, Indiana
A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.
Battle Creek, Michigan
Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.
Somerset Center, Michigan
This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.
South Lyon, Michigan
This quaint stretch of road is the final resting place for hundreds of America's four-legged veterans.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.
Bowling Green, Ohio
Evidence from a brutal 1880s murder is on display at this former infirmary house.
Sidney, Ohio
The headquarters of a pioneering cast iron and cast aluminum cookware company is in ruins, but still standing.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Cincinnati, Ohio
What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?
Cincinnati, Ohio
An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.
Joiner, Arkansas
On the side of Arkansas' Great River Road stand the remains of a forgotten World War II POW Camp.
Commerce, Oklahoma
The modest childhood home where the baseball legend and Yankees star learned to hit from both sides of the plate.
San Jon, New Mexico
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.
Cedar Crest, New Mexico
Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.
White, Georgia
One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.
Flagler Beach, Florida
The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.