Lead Hill, Arkansas
Ozark Medieval Fortress
Twenty-year effort to raise a castle using tools and techniques from the 13th century is now abandoned in the Arkansas woods.
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Lead Hill, Arkansas
Twenty-year effort to raise a castle using tools and techniques from the 13th century is now abandoned in the Arkansas woods.
Ridgedale, Missouri
If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.
Ishpeming, Michigan
A small mountain made entirely of banded iron stone overlooking downtown Ishpeming.
Ossining, New York
At this site, two historic stone bridges spanning the Sing Sing Kill—one right on top of the other.
Barboursville, West Virginia
This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
This Connecticut ferry has been operating in some form since 1655.
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
This memorial is dedicated to a once popular but now defunct discount Shrewsbury department store.
Casper, Wyoming
Locally known as the "Onion” and the "Egg Beater,” Casper’s most recognizable buildings are beloved local landmarks to many, and eyesores to others.
Bolton, North Carolina
Hundreds of fiberglass structures line the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.
Valley Falls, Oregon
Oregon's only closed-basin hypersaline lake, an important stopover for migrating waterfowl, is in danger of drying up completely.
Geneva, Illinois
This carved armchair marks the final resting place for two pals in the Chicago suburbs.
Miami Beach, Florida
This Ocean Drive crosswalk has been paved in rainbow colors to honor the LGBTQ+ community and the man who brought pastel to Miami Beach.
Big Bend National Park, Texas
This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.
Mexican Hat, Utah
This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.
Georgetown, South Carolina
A unique museum that uses visual art and storytelling to reveal the hidden history of the Gullah Geechee and their African ancestors.
St. Augustine, Florida
The United States' only educational center specializing in disease vectors and mosquitoes.
Fort Myers, Florida
A telegraph station used to send information from Cuba to the U.S. during the Spanish-American War.
Apple Valley, California
Built in the early 70s, the ruins of dinosaurs are all that remains of a man’s dream to build a free dinosaur themed mini golf course
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Local history on display in Indiana's first Carnegie Library.
Keystone, South Dakota
This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.
Washington, D.C.
A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.
Juntura, Oregon
In eastern Oregon, two mineral hot springs sit along the Malheur River in a fairly desolate area where peace and quiet are abound.
Orlando, Florida
A public, open-air art exhibit featuring world-renowned sculptures hides in plain sight on the outskirts of Orlando.
Winter Garden, Florida
An unsuspecting brick building outside Orlando houses decades of train ephemera.