Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids Municipal Island
One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.
Port Byron, Illinois
A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.
Sister Bay, Wisconsin
Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.
Marquette, Michigan
As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.
Marquette, Michigan
Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.
Seney, Michigan
"The Most Boring Road in the State."
Germfask, Michigan
Michigan's first reclaimed art sculpture lounges along the Upper Peninsula's Manistique River.
Munising, Michigan
This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.
Astoria, Oregon
You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Plainview, Nebraska
A small-town Nebraska museum is home to thousands of handmade clown dolls.
Casper, Wyoming
Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.
Douglas, Wyoming
A scenic natural bridge with a creek running underneath.
Shawnee, Wyoming
Population: 1.
Anaconda, Montana
A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!
Wallace, Idaho
After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.
Wallace, Idaho
This oddity shop contains everything from antique tools to a human skeleton.
Wallace, Idaho
It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.
Wallace, Idaho
The mayor made the declaration in 2004.
West Glacier, Montana
Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.
Cut Bank, Montana
A colossal concrete penguin announces this Montana town as the coldest spot in America. But is it really?
New Salem, North Dakota
The world's largest Holstein cow.