Places Edited by lorie shaull

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

Thousands of miniature bronze sculptures have taken over this city square creating a unique art installation.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

Ever wanted to can Spam?