Chantilly, Virginia
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.
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Chantilly, Virginia
At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
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.
Riverside, Iowa
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
Dyersville, Iowa
A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.
Audubon, Iowa
The World's Largest Bull.
Winterset, Iowa
This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.
Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.
Lebanon, Kansas
Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.
Cawker City, Kansas
It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.
Bangor, Maine
The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.
Bangor, Maine
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
Woodstock, Maine
A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.
Yarmouth, Maine
The world's largest rotating world.
Jackson, New Hampshire
The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.
New Haven, Connecticut
While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
"We Seceded Where Others Failed."
Islamorada, Florida
This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.
Homestead, Florida
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
St. Augustine, Florida
In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.