Casey, Illinois
World Records of Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
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Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Mason, New Hampshire
The childhood home of the meat inspector who would become the face of America.
Milford, New Hampshire
This bronze statue commemorates the life of the first Black American to publish a novel in the United States.
Suncook, New Hampshire
Murder scene memorialized in perpetuity by grisly obelisk.
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
The 100-year-old public collection of a New Hampshire dentist that contains taxidermy, Native American artifacts, and a pair of mummy hands.
South Burlington, Vermont
A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.
Boston, Massachusetts
A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.
Boston, Massachusetts
The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.
Boston, Massachusetts
An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.
Boston, Massachusetts
This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."
Boston, Massachusetts
The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.
Lee, Massachusetts
Journey through vintage Americana inside this small Massachusetts shop.
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.
Northampton, Massachusetts
A single room pays homage to the prodigious achievements of the 30th President of the United States.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.
New York, New York
The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.
New York, New York
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
New York, New York
Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.
New York, New York
A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
New York, New York
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
New York, New York
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.