Mackinac County, Michigan
The Mackinac Bridge
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Mackinac Island
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Permanently Closed
Pleasant Dale, Nebraska
Ruins of Prairie Peace Park
The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.
Bloomington, Minnesota
The Mall of America
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Sparks, Nevada
The Generator
Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".
Dayton, Nevada
The Republic of Molossia
The smallest country in the world.
Newberry Springs, California
Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark
The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.
San Bernardino, California
Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Healing Center
A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.
Tokyo, Japan
Hachiko
After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.
Tokyo, Japan
Godzilla Head
Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
Sumpter, Wisconsin
Dr. Evermor's Forevertron
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.
Gold Hill, Oregon
Oregon Vortex
A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.
