Collinsville, Illinois
World's Largest Catsup Bottle
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
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Collinsville, Illinois
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
Oxford, England
A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.
Fort Myers, Florida
One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.
Katoomba, Australia
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Chicago, Illinois
An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Pasadena, California
Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.
Chicago, Illinois
Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.
Park Ridge, Illinois
A science teacher's dream.
Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Chicago, Illinois
A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.
Holbrook, Arizona
A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Santa Monica, California
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
Chicago, Illinois
Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
A large circus museum with summer performances.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
Inglewood, California
A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.
Flagstaff, Arizona
This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.