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Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

Flaunt your karaoke chops at this pitch-perfect dive bar.

The “capital city of the Kingdom of Skullbonia” features a general store and a mural spotlighting the town’s bareknuckle boxers.

For more than 75 years, this living piece of history has been serving exceptional soul food.

Stroll among more than 50 large-scale sculptures created by world-class artists.

This beloved American snack was conceived by a hungry coal miner.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

A phone booth that combines public art and climate change awareness.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

This restaurant serves wood-fired fare served in a natural cave with a live spring.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

For 32 years the famous Ringling Bros circus troupe spent winters in this sunny spot in Florida.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

This railroad and oil tycoon's lavish estate now stands as a time capsule of the Gilded Age.

This liminal destination combines creaky carnival rides, a classic car museum, and luck-of-the-draw flea market finds surrounded by dust and drive-in movie screens.