Danbury, Connecticut
John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant
After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.
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Danbury, Connecticut
After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.
Vilafranca, Spain
The only museum dedicated entirely to the dry stone walling technique.
Beverly Hills, California
Hidden away among the quiet streets of Beverly Hills, this small park is a haven for walkers and wildlife.
Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands
This may be the world's only drive-through windmill.
Lincoln, Illinois
This colorful monument commemorates a little-known story from the life of Abraham Lincoln.
Bagolino, Italy
This abandoned IDGZ station was one of 49 troposcatter stations in the NATO ACE High network.
Houston, Texas
The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.
Salzburg, Austria
The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.
Utqiagvik, Alaska
Commemorating the lives of a renowned humorist and a famed aviator who died in a plane crash in northern Alaska.
Trent Hills, Ontario
This enormous ode to sport fishing overlooks the region.
Lake Delton, Wisconsin
This steep-walled ravine contains animal-shaped formations made from sandstone.
Tonopah, Nevada
A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."
Skellefteå, Sweden
A sculpture capturing the emotional moment when a refugee boy realizes he is about to be deported.
San Francisco, California
The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.
Chicago, Illinois
Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Chicago, Illinois
A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.
Chicago, Illinois
Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.
Chicago, Illinois
A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.
Gyeongju, South Korea
Visiting this grotto is symbolic of a spiritual journey into Nirvana.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.
Conway, South Carolina
Get some farm-to-table history at this living history museum, where you’ll learn what farm life was like a hundred years ago.
Columbia, Missouri
The van that carried William Least-Heat Moon through the journey documented in the book 'Blue Highways' sits in the Mizzou archeological museum's storage.
Otaru, Japan
A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.