Chicago, Illinois
Sideshow Gallery
This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.
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Chicago, Illinois
This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.
What Cheer, Iowa
No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.
Montezuma, New Mexico
A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.
Emporia, Kansas
In the aftermath of the murder of six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a memorial was constructed to remember all the teachers, administrators and staff who lost their lives.
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
St. Louis, Missouri
The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.
Morrison, Colorado
A marble cornerstone marks the location of what could have been a presidential palace.
Denver, Colorado
This 28-foot-tall milk can contains one of the most whimsical ice cream parlors in town.
Denver, Colorado
This swanky speakeasy is Denver’s oldest bar—and hasn’t changed a bit since 1933.
Denver, Colorado
Soak in the life’s work of one of the country’s foremost modern artists.
Portland, Oregon
Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.
Troutdale, Oregon
This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.
Corbett, Oregon
This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.
Portland, Oregon
A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.
Vernal, Utah
Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.
Vernal, Utah
Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Blackfoot, Idaho
This museum glorifies the humble potato.
Wilson, Wyoming
This 35-foot troll in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was made by the world’s leading recycling artist as part of a global fairytale.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Worden, Montana
The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.
Lovell, Wyoming
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
Casper, Wyoming
Locally known as the "Onion” and the "Egg Beater,” Casper’s most recognizable buildings are beloved local landmarks to many, and eyesores to others.