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An Ohio man paved the way for the future of American transportation.

This antique shop features a large collection of ornaments amassed by an Ohio florist who helped decorate the White House for the holidays.

The childhood home of the Wright Brothers in Dayton.

It is the oldest complete surviving flag in the United States, predating the American Revolution, and may have been taken to the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.

Before the Vatican, there was Dolton: This is the childhood home of the first American pope.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

This grave marks the final resting place of pioneer John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

One of the first soy sauce factories in America, and its storied proprietor, are honored here.

A bakery and variety store filled with an extensive taxidermy collection.

Indiana’s largest prehistoric earthwork, aligned with the solstices.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.

The North American Cryptid Museum doesn't simply tell stories about monsters—it invites you to step into their world.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

Tasked with beautifying a disused stretch of industrial land one artist filled a hole with grass.

The pits used to load the nuclear bombs onto the aircraft that dropped them over Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.