Riverside, Iowa
Captain James T. Kirk Future Birthplace
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Riverside, Iowa
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
Villisca, Iowa
This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Brandon, Iowa
The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.
Ames, Iowa
Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.
Audubon, Iowa
The World's Largest Bull.
Darwin, Minnesota
17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.
Belgrade, Minnesota
This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.
Sac City, Iowa
Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
Long Beach, Washington
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.
Loveland, Ohio
A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.
Chicago, Illinois
This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.
Cape May, New Jersey
World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.
St. Louis, Missouri
A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.
Springfield, Missouri
The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.
Charleston, South Carolina
Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.
Marfa, Texas
Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
Sumpter, Wisconsin
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.