Springfield, Ohio
Hartman Rock Garden
A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.
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Springfield, Ohio
A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.
Erie, Pennsylvania
A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?
Waterford, Pennsylvania
The only statue of its kind to commemorate Washington's beginnings as an officer of the British Colonial Militia.
Johnson City, New York
The Binghamton area is home to six of the last remaining hand-carved vintage carousels.
Binghamton, New York
A gazebo that inspired the fifth episode of the "Twilight Zone" still stands in the creator's hometown
Chatham, New York
Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.
Boothbay, Maine
A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.
Bangor, Maine
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
Deer Isle, Maine
Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.
Southwest Harbor, Maine
A decidedly out of place statue memorializes the Blues Brothers characters at this water bottling plant.
Mount Desert, Maine
A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.
Lubec, Maine
This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.
St. Louis, Missouri
A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.
St. Louis, Missouri
The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
St. Louis, Missouri
An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Lesterville, Missouri
Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.
Ironton, Missouri
In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.
Iron Township, Missouri
Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
Alton, Illinois
A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.
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.