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Mapparium Globe

Boston, Massachusetts

Mapparium Globe

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery

Salem, Massachusetts

Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Witch Dungeon Museum

Salem, Massachusetts

Witch Dungeon Museum

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The House of the Seven Gables

Salem, Massachusetts

House of the Seven Gables

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Connecticut)

Hartford, Connecticut

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

The Mark Twain House

Hartford, Connecticut

The Mark Twain House & Museum

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

Hidden Heart of Music Row

Nashville, Tennessee

Hidden Heart of Music Row

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

Seating on the tail.

Nashville, Tennessee

Dragon Park

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

Polar Bear Plaza

Nashville, Tennessee

Edgehill Polar Bears

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

Kentucky's Stonehenge

Munfordville, Kentucky

Kentucky's Stonehenge

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

Castle Post

Versailles, Kentucky

Castle Post

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

Wigwam Village No. 2. (Wikimedia Commons)

Cave City, Kentucky

Wigwam Village #2

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

Close-up of Muhammad Ali gravesite headstone

Louisville, Kentucky

Muhammad Ali Gravesite

One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.

The Shawshank Trail

Mansfield, Ohio

The Shawshank Trail

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

Ohio State Reformatory.

Mansfield, Ohio

Ohio State Reformatory

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Leg-In-Boot Square

Vancouver, British Columbia

Leg-In-Boot Square

This mundane shopping plaza is named after a gruesome piece of flotsam.

The Old Mill in its picturesque setting.

North Little Rock, Arkansas

The Old Mill

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

The center of 19th-century camp life was this octagon-frame building, now turned into the present museum
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Scarbro, West Virginia

Whipple Company Store

Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

New River Gorge Bridge

Fayetteville, West Virginia

New River Gorge Bridge

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Mystery Hole

Ansted, West Virginia

Mystery Hole

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

Inside the Mothman Museum

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Mothman Museum

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

The Jungle Room at Graceland.

Memphis, Tennessee

The Jungle Room at Graceland

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Nashville Parthenon

Nashville, Tennessee

Concrete Parthenon

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Elephant Car Wash
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Seattle, Washington

Elephant Car Wash Sign

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

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