Kokomo, Indiana
Kokomo Railroad Watchman Tower
This relic of transportation history still stands in this Indiana city.
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Kokomo, Indiana
This relic of transportation history still stands in this Indiana city.
Kokomo, Indiana
Low-frequency noise compared to an idling train can only be heard by some of this industrial town's residents.
Kokomo, Indiana
Along this stretch of Indiana roadway resides a giant insect composed entirely of scrap metal.
Loveland, Ohio
A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.
Cincinnati, Ohio
The oldest brick house in the state of Ohio.
Cincinnati, Ohio
One of Cincinnati's greatest fighters once trained at a now defunct gym in this Over-The-Rhine neighborhood.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.
Cincinnati, Ohio
This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.
Cincinnati, Ohio
What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?
Cincinnati, Ohio
This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."
Cincinnati, Ohio
A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
A museum that houses the world's largest collection of ventriloquism dummies.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Williamstown, Kentucky
A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.
Burlington, Kentucky
Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.
Cleves, Ohio
A small wall and marker are all that remain of this historic canal tunnel.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.
North Bend, Ohio
This tower-tomb honors a president who only held office for a little over a month but dedicated his life to his country.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."
West Windsor Township, New Jersey
A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.
Piscataway, New Jersey
A historic town sits upon the site of a long-lost 18th-century trading community.
Edison, New Jersey
A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.