Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis Moon Tree
A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.
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Indianapolis, Indiana
A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.
Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
Newark, Ohio
An office built to look like a giant basket.
Montevallo, Alabama
Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.
Birmingham, Alabama
A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.
Cullman, Alabama
A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Flagler Beach, Florida
The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.
St. Augustine, Florida
Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.
Ponce Inlet, Florida
The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.
Bristol, Virginia
One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.
Sylva, North Carolina
The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
Chesterton, Indiana
The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
St. Louis, Missouri
A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
Fairmont City, Illinois
Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
Collinsville, Illinois
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Bloomington, Indiana
If astronomy had a ghost, it would look like this observatory.
Bloomington, Indiana
The world's largest anatomically accurate brain sculpture.
Bedford, Indiana
One-layer pyramid in Indiana.