Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati Yellow Lamps
An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.
Willoughby, Ohio
Solving a 60-year mystery finally gave a name to the young woman known only by the color of her clothes.
Thompson, Ohio
The final resting place of one of the most iconic musicians of the '80s.
Gibsland, Louisiana
The Louisiana sandwich shop that served Bonnie and Clyde's last meal is a museum that chronicles the criminal couple and honors the Bienville Parish lawmen who stopped their crime spree in an ambush.
West Point, New York
The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.
West Point, New York
West Point’s only monument to a woman veteran stands above an empty grave.
Interlaken, New York
The final resting place for the famed creator and narrator of "The Twilight Zone."
Cincinnati, Ohio
One of the few beardless depictions of Lincoln, George Grey Barnard's 1917 statue was denounced by many—including Lincoln's own son.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”
Charlottesville, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
Charlottesville, Virginia
The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.
Baltimore, Maryland
A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.
Baltimore, Maryland
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
Norfolk, Virginia
This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.
Morgantown, West Virginia
This university transit system is a 1970s vision of the future.
Richmond, Virginia
The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.
Evansville, Indiana
The home used in just a few seconds of film that came to define the setting of a hit sitcom.
Indianapolis, Indiana
The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Evansville, Indiana
A tribute to a 13-year-old boy who was kidnapped in 1793 and escaped over two years later.
El Paso, Texas
A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.