Worcester, Massachusetts
Bancroft Tower
This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.
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Worcester, Massachusetts
This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.
Lehi, Utah
Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.
Ithaca, New York
In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Houston, Texas
A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.
Wheeling, West Virginia
This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.
Charlotte, North Carolina
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Prospect Hill, North Carolina
A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.
Henderson, Nevada
Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.
St. Petersburg, Florida
The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.
Talkeetna, Alaska
This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.
Atlanta, Georgia
The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.
St. Augustine, Florida
Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”
Forks, Washington
A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.
Alpharetta, Georgia
A man's home is his castle.
Bartow, Florida
Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.
Flagstaff, Arizona
This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.
York, Maine
True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.
Hawaii
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
Oregon City, Oregon
This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Port Austin, Michigan
Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.
Cape Charles, Virginia
Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.