Springfield, Missouri
Wonders of Wildlife Museum
An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.
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Springfield, Missouri
An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
Reno, Nevada
An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.
Reno, Nevada
The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.
Reno, Nevada
This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.
Reno, Nevada
This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.
Sparks, Nevada
The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.
Truckee, California
Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.
Catania, Italy
A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.
Bologna, Italy
This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.
Bologna, Italy
A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.
Bologna, Italy
Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.
Bologna, Italy
Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.
Bologna, Italy
Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.
Bologna, Italy
This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.
Bologna, Italy
Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.
Bologna, Italy
A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.
San Marino, San Marino
The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A park where you can watch the highway zoom past.
Marshall, Missouri
A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.
Lawrence, Kansas
Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.
Chesterfield, Missouri
A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.
Chesterfield, Missouri
After miraculously surviving a giant flood, the 19th-century nut tree and its offspring are protected with their own tiny park.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.