Marshall Islands
Cactus Dome
An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.
Places I've been
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Marshall Islands
An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.
Lumberton, Mississippi
This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
One extremely determined man's homemade universe.
Plainfield, Wisconsin
Eternal resting place of the grave robber and murderer who served as inspiration for many of cinema’s famous madmen.
Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.
Kearney, Nebraska
Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.
Lincoln, Nebraska
The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a marker honors the creation story of a proud fictional culture.
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.
Charlevoix, Michigan
In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit housing collective working to create an "environment for revolutionary change."
Traverse City, Michigan
It leads to a former hospital’s old root cellar.
Detroit, Michigan
These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.
Mount Clemens, Michigan
A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.
Dearborn, Michigan
The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Marshall, Michigan
Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!
Murdo, South Dakota
The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.
Jamestown, North Dakota
Three legendary, living albino buffalo roaming their pastures for all to see.
Cooperstown, North Dakota
These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.
Nekoma, North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.