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This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

Thousands of majestic trumpeter swans fill this park, sounding distinctly like a certain brass instrument.

For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

A pride of the state, this working museum crafts pottery mosaics in the style of Pennsylvania's earliest European settlers.

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.