Mackinaw City, Michigan
The Wacky Taxidermy & Miniatures Museum
Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.
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Indian River, Michigan
The Cross in the Woods Shrine
One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.
Dearborn, Michigan
The Hallmark Collection at the Henry Ford Museum
A comprehensive archive of Hallmark Holiday ornaments.
Dearborn, Michigan
Dymaxion House
The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.
Dearborn, Michigan
Edison's Last Breath
A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.
Cleveland, Ohio
The Haserot Angel
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Cleveland, Ohio
‘A Christmas Story’ House and Museum
The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
James A. Garfield's Memorial and Tomb
The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.
Cleveland, Ohio
Grave of Alan Freed
A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."
Cleveland, Ohio
Wade Memorial Chapel
Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.
Mansfield, Ohio
The Shawshank Trail
Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.
Mansfield, Ohio
Ohio State Reformatory
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Washington, D.C.
Misspelling at the Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.
Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Book Tower
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
North Bend, Ohio
President William Henry Harrison's Monument and Tomb
This tower-tomb honors a president who only held office for a little over a month but dedicated his life to his country.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Fuller Lodge Art Center
Once a dining hall for boarding school students, this lodge was a popular haunt for nuclear physicists working on the Manhattan Project.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
PistachioLand: World's Largest Pistachio
This is one really big nut.
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Grave of Billy the Kid
The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.
Lincoln, New Mexico
Lincoln County Courthouse
The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell McDonald's
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Valentine, Texas
Prada Marfa
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Comstock, Texas
Seminole Canyon
Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.
Langtry, Texas
Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center
Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.
