Wall, South Dakota
Wall Drug
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
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Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Loveland, Ohio
A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.
Atlanta, Georgia
This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.
Atlanta, Georgia
Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Cincinnati, Ohio
This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."
Sarasota, Florida
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.
Tiptonville, Kentucky
Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Burlington, Kentucky
Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
World's largest collection of Coke-related items not held by the Coca-Cola company.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Fall River, Massachusetts
Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Ornate and macabre headstone in one of the country's oldest cemeteries.