Chicago, Illinois
Great Train Story Diorama
This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.
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Chicago, Illinois
This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Boston, Massachusetts
"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."
Fayetteville, New York
Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.
Oneida, New York
Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.
Oneida, New York
The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.
Newark, Ohio
An office built to look like a giant basket.
Cleveland, Ohio
The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Silver Spring, Maryland
An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.
Washington, D.C.
A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.
Omaha, Nebraska
This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.
Oakley, Kansas
A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.
Oakley, Kansas
This small museum contains fossils from an era when Kansas was underwater.
Buford, Wyoming
Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.
Phoenix, Arizona
The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.
Castle Rock, Colorado
The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.
Kansas City, Kansas
Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?
Syracuse, New York
A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.
Jersey City, New Jersey
This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.
Tuxedo Park, New York
The remains of the furnace and iron works that produced the massive Hudson River Chain still stand in the woods of New York.
Stowe, Vermont
The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.