Lake George, New York
Bloody Pond
This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.
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Lake George, New York
This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.
Brooklyn, New York
Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.
Laona, Wisconsin
This huge stew pot is the focal point of the "Community Soup" event, which honors tradition and soup.
Three Forks, Montana
A collection of 16,000 antlers crammed beautifully into a small shed.
Southwest Harbor, Maine
A decidedly out of place statue memorializes the Blues Brothers characters at this water bottling plant.
Honeoye Falls, New York
An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.
Leominster, Massachusetts
This unassuming Massachusetts residence was built with a trap door to hide escapees on the Underground Railroad.
Brooklyn, New York
The Underground Railroad passed right through this historic Brooklyn Heights church.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.
Carthage, Missouri
When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.
Shelburne, Vermont
A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.
Sunderland, Massachusetts
This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.
New Salem, North Dakota
The world's largest Holstein cow.
Pawling, New York
This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.
Wilmington, North Carolina
The only pachinko parlor in the United States.
Sandy Hook, Mississippi
One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.
Carrabelle, Florida
This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.
Takoma Park, Maryland
A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.
Kansas City, Missouri
A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.
Greenville, South Carolina
This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.
Carville, Louisiana
This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.