Spring Green, Wisconsin
House on the Rock
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
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Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Chicago, Illinois
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.
Sumpter, Wisconsin
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.
Washington, D.C.
A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.
District of Columbia
The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.
Washington, D.C.
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.
Jonesport, Maine
An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.
Washington, D.C.
It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.
Ellsworth, Maine
As communication goes completely wireless, this Maine museum remembers all the wires that got us to this point.
Verona Island, Maine
The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.
Prospect, Maine
This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.
Bangor, Maine
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
South Bristol, Maine
For nearly 200 years the same family has harvested ice from a small pond in eastern Maine.
Prague, Czechia
This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.
Hathersage, England
A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.
Thetford, England
This 15th-century fortification was built to defend bunnies.
Jonesport, Maine
A memorial to an ill-fated Holy Land mission once described by Mark Twain as “a complete fiasco.”
Washington, D.C.
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.