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Hoye-Crest

Eglon, West Virginia

Hoye-Crest

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

Shateyaronyah, or "Chief Leatherlips."

Powell, Ohio

Leatherlips Monument

A monument to a Native American leader who was known for never breaking a promise and met his end after signing a deal with white settlers.

The Topiary Park

Columbus, Ohio

The Topiary Park

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

Johnstown Inclined Plane

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Johnstown Inclined Plane

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

Quecreek Mine Rescue Site

Somerset, Pennsylvania

Quecreek Mine Rescue Site

The site where nine miners were trapped underground for over 77 hours in 2002.

Statue of Jackson the Elephant

Somerset, Pennsylvania

Statue of Jackson the Elephant

In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.

Mount Davis

Salisbury, Pennsylvania

Mount Davis

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

A few pieces of fossilized bryozoans.

Sharonville, Ohio

Trammel Fossil Park

A free park where visitors can learn about and collect 440 million-year-old fossils.

New tea plants in the greenhouse.

Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina

Charleston Tea Garden

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

Baby Blue

Galena, Illinois

West Street Sculpture Park

Dozens of large steel sculptures fill this two-acre park outside a former blacksmith's studio.

Cedar Lake's two-story outhouse.

Cedar Lake, Michigan

Two-Story Outhouse

There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.

Mars Flying Saucer

Mars, Pennsylvania

Mars Flying Saucer

Could it have picked a better place to land?

Rotary Steam Clock in Wentworth Park.

Lansing, Michigan

Lansing's Rotary Steam Clock

This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.

World's Largest Lug Nut

Lansing, Michigan

World's Largest Lug Nut

Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.

Steering the World

Onaway, Michigan

'Onaway Steers the World'

A 30-foot-tall sculpture pays homage to what was once the Steering Wheel Capital of the World.

Paul Revere Capture Site

Lincoln, Massachusetts

Paul Revere Capture Site

This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.

The Big Fish Supper Club

Bena, Minnesota

The Big Fish Supper Club

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

The Grave of Harry L. Collins

Louisville, Kentucky

The Grave of Harry L. Collins

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

Cave Hill Cemetery

Louisville, Kentucky

Cave Hill Cemetery

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

Close-up of the cursed stain

Bucksport, Maine

Cursed Memorial of Colonel Buck

Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.

Bison herd grazing.

Bluffton, Indiana

Ouabache State Park

Home to some of Indiana's last bison herds.

The Pyramids

Indianapolis, Indiana

The Pyramids

Inspired by a piece of concrete, these three pyramid-shaped buildings have been beloved Indianapolis landmarks for over 50 years.

Merrill Fountain

Detroit, Michigan

Merrill Fountain

This elaborately-carved white marble fountain was built to stand outside the Detroit Opera House.

A sad sight for car collectors everywhere

Bowling Green, Kentucky

National Corvette Museum Sinkhole

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

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