Sundance, Wyoming
Vore Buffalo Jump
This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.
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Sundance, Wyoming
This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Philip, South Dakota
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Washington, D.C.
A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.
Washington, D.C.
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Cave City, Kentucky
One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Staunton, Illinois
This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.
Chicago, Illinois
This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Wamego, Kansas
A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.
Cawker City, Kansas
It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.
Wichita, Kansas
A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.