Tarpon Springs, Florida
Spongeorama Sponge Factory
This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."
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Tarpon Springs, Florida
This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."
Tampa, Florida
These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.
Miami, Oklahoma
This historic theater's pipe organ still accompanies silent films just like it did in 1929.
Commerce, Oklahoma
The modest childhood home where the baseball legend and Yankees star learned to hit from both sides of the plate.
Picher, Oklahoma
This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.
Overland Park, Kansas
Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.
Laramie, Wyoming
The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
Buford, Wyoming
A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.
Buford, Wyoming
Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.
Rawlins, Wyoming
This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.
Little America, Wyoming
Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.
Rangely, Colorado
Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.
Midway, Utah
This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.
Madrid, Spain
Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.
Atlanta, Georgia
This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.
Atlanta, Georgia
A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.
York, Maine
The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.
Springfield, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
Miami, Florida
In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.
Hallandale Beach, Florida
The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.
Buffalo, New York
The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.