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I'm a sculptor with an anthropology degree.
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Explosives found at the scene.

Bath Township, Michigan

Bath School Massacre Memorial

A park and memorial dedicated to the victims of the deadliest school massacre in American history.

Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Center

Irbene, Latvia

Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Center

This impressively complicated radioastronomy research center was once a tool of Soviet spies.

May 13, 2023

Athens, Wisconsin

45 X 90 Geographical Marker

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

American Science & Surplus
Permanently Closed

Park Ridge, Illinois

American Science & Surplus

A science teacher's dream.

Sign at the entrance to Christmas Lane. (Wikimedia Commons)

Frankenmuth, Michigan

Bronner's Christmas Wonderland

World's largest Christmas store.

St. Ignace Mystery Spot

St. Ignace, Michigan

St. Ignace Mystery Spot

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

The Mackinac Bridge

Mackinac County, Michigan

The Mackinac Bridge

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Traverse City State Hospital

Traverse City, Michigan

Traverse City State Hospital

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

CN Tower with the Canadian flag

Toronto, Ontario

CN Tower Stairs

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (ncindc/Flickr)

Washington, D.C.

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Griffis Sculpture Park

East Otto, New York

Griffis Sculpture Park

A collection of unique outdoor sculptures surounded by the beauty of nature.

Frost Entomological Museum

State College, Pennsylvania

Frost Entomological Museum

Penn State's giant bug collection.

The amazingly intricate pliers tree

Dover, Ohio

Warther Museum

The spectacular collection of one of the world's best woodcarvers.

Grave Creek Mound

Moundsville, West Virginia

Grave Creek Mound

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

(Flickr/Goldwin Guenther)

Tobermory, Ontario

Flowerpot Island

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

Lake Manitou. (Steven Cohen/Atlas Obscura)

Manitowaning, Ontario

Manitou Lake

Lake within a lake.

Big Island Lava Flow

Pāhoa, Hawaii

Big Island Lava Flow

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Rundetårn

Copenhagen, Denmark

Rundetårn

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

Tivoli carousel.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Tivoli Gardens

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Stones and Henge, respectively.

Amesbury, England

Stonehenge

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Michigan Space and Science Center
Permanently Closed

Jackson, Michigan

Michigan Space and Science Center

Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.

Tulip Time Festival

Holland, Michigan

Tulip Time Festival

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

Tanglefoot, north wall. (Daniel Postellon/Flickr)

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Tanglefoot Building

Where most of the world's flypaper was made.

Heidelberg Project

Detroit, Michigan

Heidelberg Project

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

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