Silver Spring, Maryland
Wheaton Station Escalator
The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.
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Silver Spring, Maryland
The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.
Wellington, New Zealand
A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.
Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania
Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.
Kazan, Russia
This nostalgic Russian museum is full of USSR cultural artifacts from the 1970s and 80s.
Gardner, Massachusetts
This donated headstone marks the grave of a pair of elderly women who were mysteriously murdered.
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.
Delaware, Ohio
A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.
Baldwin, Michigan
This log cabin gallery is one man's gnarly, hand-carved tribute to his favorite trees.
Pomfret, Connecticut
A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.
Phoenix, Arizona
Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.
Providence, Rhode Island
To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.
North Bend, Washington
Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.
Hudson, Massachusetts
One of the largest public collection of historic armored and military vehicles in North America.
Kerry, Ireland
Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.
Petersburg, New York
This locally-famous crevasse in New York State is icy all year round.
Baltimore, Maryland
This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.
Irwin, Pennsylvania
This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.
Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey
This crumbling little graveyard was saved from the undergrowth by concerned veterans.
Las Vegas, Nevada
James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.
Clear Lake, Iowa
A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.
Baltimore, Maryland
This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.
Bellows Falls, Vermont
These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.
West Brookfield, Massachusetts
A rock outcropping left by a glacier that made itself useful throughout the centuries.
Lumpkin, Georgia
Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.