Chicago, Illinois
Great Train Story Diorama
This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.
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Chicago, Illinois
This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.
Alexandria, Minnesota
14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.
Tower, Minnesota
Minnesota's oldest and deepest mine is now an underground physics laboratory.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A Borgesian work of art that may blur the line between fiction and reality a little too convincingly.
Bemidji, Minnesota
These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.
Moorhead, Minnesota
This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.
Galloway, Ohio
If you want to build a better mousetrap, first consult this small museum's massive collection of trapping tools.
Columbus, Ohio
A 2,000-year-old Adena burial mound located along a busy street in Columbus, Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio
The childhood home of one of Ohio's favorite sons, pilot and war hero Eddie Rickenbacker.
Spearfish, South Dakota
This vintage train once gave new meaning to “swimming upstream.”
Rapid City, South Dakota
Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!
Iron Township, Missouri
Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.
Norfork, Arkansas
Peak named for an old man who liked to run in the nude.
Earle, Arkansas
The scant remains of an expansive indigenous civilization can be seen at this Arkansas state park.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The remains of the first public diamond mine in Arkansas.
Paris, Arkansas
A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.
Little Rock, Arkansas
This Little Rock legend has survived decades of rowdy crowds, three fires, and a zombie wedding.
Marble Falls Township, Arkansas
A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.
Yellville, Arkansas
The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
An ever-growing collection of rare and strange objects owned by local Arkansas illusionist Maxwell Blade.
McArthur, Ohio
The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.
Cleveland, Ohio
The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.