Hatteras, North Carolina
Shipwrecked Doritos
The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.
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Hatteras, North Carolina
The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.
Ocracoke, North Carolina
The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.
Frisco, North Carolina
The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks. Â .
Roanoke, Virginia
Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Washington, D.C.
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
Portland, Oregon
No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.
Racine, Wisconsin
The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Wapakoneta, Ohio
A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.
Washington, D.C.
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
Buffalo, New York
This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.
Washington, D.C.
A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.
Washington, D.C.
A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.
Erie, Pennsylvania
A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.
Virginia City, Nevada
Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.
St. Louis, Missouri
Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.
Boston, Massachusetts
This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.
Boston, Massachusetts
The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.
Boston, Massachusetts
Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.
Boston, Massachusetts
This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.
Boston, Massachusetts
The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.
Boston, Massachusetts
This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.