Baker, California
World's Largest Thermometer
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Terre Haute, Indiana
Smith Memorial Labyrinth
Modeled after the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, this small-town Indiana memorial labyrinth sits half a world away.
Indianapolis, Indiana
The Pyramids
Inspired by a piece of concrete, these three pyramid-shaped buildings have been beloved Indianapolis landmarks for over 50 years.
Los Angeles, California
La Brea Tar Pits Dragonfly Fossils
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Cabazon, California
Cabazon Dinosaurs
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Simi Valley, California
Corriganville Park
The ruins of the movie ranch owned by actor and stuntman Ray "Crash" Corrigan.
Lake Wales, Florida
Bok Tower Gardens
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Weeki Wachee: ‘City of Live Mermaids’
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
Ponce Inlet, Florida
Ponce De Leon Inlet Lighthouse
The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.
Clermont, Florida
The Citrus Tower
An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.
Clermont, Florida
Presidents Hall of Fame
Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.
Orlando, Florida
Harry P. Leu Gardens
A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.
Titusville, Florida
NASA Vehicle Assembly Building
A building so large that it has its own weather.
Orlando, Florida
World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's
Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.
Key West, Florida
Southernmost Point of the Continental U.S.
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Key West, Florida
Hemingway's Last Penny
An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.
Homestead, Florida
Ed Leedskalnin's Coral Castle
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
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Chicago, Illinois
Rock N Roll McDonald's and Museum
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.
Chicago, Illinois
U-505
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
Terre Haute, Indiana
'Crossroads of Kymaerica'
In an alley not far from where two great highways meet, byways of a very different sort are honored.
Mukilteo, Washington
Future of Flight Aviation Center
A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.
Seattle, Washington
Museum of Pop Culture
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Malibu, California
California Coastal Records Project
View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.
