Virginia City, Nevada
Ponderosa Saloon
Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.
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Virginia City, Nevada
Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.
Cisco, Utah
Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.
White Oaks, New Mexico
In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.
Madison, Wisconsin
A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.
Madison, Wisconsin
A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.
Madison, Wisconsin
Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.
Chicago, Illinois
The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.
Park Ridge, Illinois
A science teacher's dream.
Chicago, Illinois
An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.
Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Chicago, Illinois
This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.
Port Talbot, Wales
The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.
Panguipulli, Chile
This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.
Lakki, Greece
This Greek cinema was architecturally inspired by Mussolini's vision of a fascist Mediterranean utopia.
Fort Pierre, South Dakota
A monument to the forgotten French explorers and their landmark expedition.
Toppenish, Washington
Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.
Mount Creighton, New Zealand
A lakeside garden in the Southern Alps full of whimsical artwork and thousands of beautiful flowers.
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.
Little America, Wyoming
Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.
Guernsey, Wyoming
Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.
Ames, Iowa
The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.
Cloquet, Minnesota
The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.
Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin
Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.