Portland, Oregon
Mill Ends Park
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.
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Portland, Oregon
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.
Portland, Oregon
A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.
Portland, Oregon
Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Portland, Oregon
This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.
Portland, Oregon
Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Portland, Oregon
Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.
Portland, Oregon
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
Chicago, Illinois
To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.
Chicago, Illinois
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
Chicago, Illinois
These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.
Davenport, Iowa
More than 10,000 spoons, some more than a century old, are gathered here.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.
Dubuque, Iowa
An underground wonderland in Iowa.
Des Moines, Iowa
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Joliet, Illinois
A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.
Joliet, Illinois
What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.
Springfield, Illinois
The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Madison, Wisconsin
The only thing these street signs will help you navigate is your imagination.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.