Vienna, Virginia
Foxstone Park Bridge
A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.
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Vienna, Virginia
A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.
Alexandria, Virginia
America's first federal monument.
Roanoke, Virginia
An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.
Fairfax, Virginia
Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.
Austin, Texas
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Wimberley, Texas
A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.
Fort Worth, Texas
A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Austin, Texas
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
Alexandria, Virginia
This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Normal, Illinois
This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.
Lerna, Illinois
The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.
Collinsville, Illinois
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
Waukegan, Illinois
A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.
Granite City, Illinois
A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.
Niles, Illinois
Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.
Joliet, Illinois
What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.
Villa Park, Illinois
This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.
Alto Pass, Illinois
Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.
Wadsworth, Illinois
A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.