Cleveland, Ohio
The Thinker
This Rodin sculpture in Cleveland bears the lasting marks of a 1970 bombing.
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Cleveland, Ohio
This Rodin sculpture in Cleveland bears the lasting marks of a 1970 bombing.
Lakewood, Ohio
An oddities shop with incredible permanent displays on top of its collection of purchasable curiosities.
Bay Village, Ohio
The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.
Cleveland, Ohio
An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.
Cleveland, Ohio
The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Sidney, Nebraska
A tribute to the riders who bridged East and West.
Potter, Nebraska
Storage units with a wartime past.
New Carlisle, Indiana
One of the world’s largest living advertisements is made out of pine trees.
Fairborn, Ohio
Inside this wonderland of weird, visitors are treated to a collection ranging from skeletons to haunted artifacts.
Centerville, Indiana
A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.
Columbia, Missouri
This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.
Columbia, Missouri
Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.
West Terre Haute, Indiana
A wartime promise becomes a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes.
Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Vandalia, Illinois
Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.
Kaycee, Wyoming
The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Breezewood, Pennsylvania
An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.