Cavalier, North Dakota
Remote Sprint Launcher #3 Missile Site
Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.
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Cavalier, North Dakota
Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.
Rugby, North Dakota
A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.
Cooperstown, North Dakota
These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.
Regent, North Dakota
One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.
Nekoma, North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Washington, D.C.
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
Traverse City, Michigan
A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.
Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Berlin, Germany
These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.
New York, New York
This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.
Kilsyth, Scotland
Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."
Seattle, Washington
The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.
Chicago, Illinois
In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.
Logan, Ohio
It took more than 20 years and a sharp eye for one man to assemble this quirky collection.
Tustin, California
This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.
Cincinnati, Ohio
What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?
Cincinnati, Ohio
The inventor of the iconic Pringles can was so proud of his invention he was buried in one.
Cincinnati, Ohio
This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."
Cincinnati, Ohio
This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.