Athens, Georgia
The Athens Double Barreled Cannon
After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.
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Athens, Georgia
After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.
Elberton, Georgia
Home of Dutchy, an exhumed Confederate statue that was once torn down by an angry mob for looking stupid.
Ethiopia
According to one local legend, this image was created during a battle between a wild lioness and the archangel Michael.
Green Bay, Wisconsin
The secluded resting place of a local historical figure who perished during the sinking of the Titanic.
Peninsula, Ohio
A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.
Cass, West Virginia
Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.
Portland, Maine
Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.
Bethesda, Maryland
Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.
Columbia, Maryland
A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.
Antarctica
At the point of oceanic inaccessibility, you can't get farther from dry land without leaving the planet.
Élancourt, France
France's Lilliputian park displays over 100 of the country's monuments for visitor perusal.
Plougrescant, France
A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.
Brest, Belarus
Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.
Waipoua Forest, New Zealand
Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.
Cutcloy, Scotland
The remnants of a classic 1970's British film.
Nathrop, Colorado
This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.
Island Park, Idaho
A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.
Buckingham, Virginia
The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.
Faber, Virginia
Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.
Baltimore, Maryland
Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.
Baltimore, Maryland
It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”
Helfaut, France
This bunker in northern France was built by Nazi German forces with the intention of launching up to 50 V2 rockets at London each day.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A failed infrastructure project now owns this unique moniker.