Clarence, Missouri
Lyle Van Houten's Automotive Museum
This pristinely abandoned filling station on the edge of a graveyard is populated solely by unsettling mannequins.
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Clarence, Missouri
This pristinely abandoned filling station on the edge of a graveyard is populated solely by unsettling mannequins.
Junction City, Kansas
A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.
Columbia, Missouri
Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.
Manhattan, Kansas
A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.
Wamego, Kansas
During the 1990's nearly all of the world's LSD is thought to have come from the operators of the lab once located in this missile silo.
Wamego, Kansas
A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.
Sedalia, Missouri
This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.
Topeka, Kansas
These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.
Fairfax Station, Virginia
This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.
Washington, D.C.
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Washington, D.C.
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
Washington, D.C.
This leafy estate is worth $18 million and is so grand it has two mailing addresses.
Washington, D.C.
This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.
Washington, D.C.
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Washington, D.C.
Where the U.S. government kept its actual treasure, before Fort Knox.
Washington, D.C.
The first presidential bomb shelter was located in an old vault under the Treasury, connected to the White House via tunnel.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.
Staten Island, New York
A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.
Orem, Utah
An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.
Tambon Khaem Son, Thailand
Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.
Monkton, Maryland
This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.
Fairfax, Virginia
Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.
Vienna, Virginia
A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.
Washington, D.C.
Washington's top-secret Cold War-era doomsday communications tower is located in a small neighborhood park.