Galloway, Ohio
Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park
Bison, America's national mammal, are staging a slow comeback in Ohio's prairie parkland.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Columbus, Ohio
Garden of Constants
This whimsical campus lawn is dotted with large sculpted numbers and hidden mathematical formulas.
Columbus, Ohio
The Topiary Park
Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.
Hudson, New York
Olana
The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
Jolly Green Giant Statue
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Olema, California
1906 Earthquake Fence
'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.
Pacifica, California
Ohlone - Portolá Heritage Site
A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.
Permanently Closed
Johns Creek, Georgia
Monkey Massacre Memorial
The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.
Atlanta, Georgia
Junkman's Daughter
This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.
Atlanta, Georgia
54 Columns
Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.
Los Angeles, California
Idle Hour
The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.
Los Angeles, California
La Brea Tar Pits Dragonfly Fossils
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Permanently Closed
Coalinga, California
Iron Zoo
A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.
Berkeley, California
Urban Ore
An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.
Los Angeles, California
The Museum of Death
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Santa Monica, California
Georgian Hotel
One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.
Santa Monica, California
Chain Reaction
In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.
San Diego, California
Lucha Libre Taco Shop
Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.
Washington, D.C.
The Lockkeeper's House
A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.
Washington, D.C.
Capitalsaurus Court
The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Site of the Union Station Train Crash
A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.
Washington, D.C.
D.C. War Memorial
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
Arlington, Virginia
Headstone-Eating Trees
The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.
Arlington, Virginia
Pierre L’Enfant’s (Second) Gravesite
The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.
