Boyce, Virginia
Ginkgo Grove Garden
Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.
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Boyce, Virginia
Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.
Boston, Massachusetts
A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.
Springfield, Ohio
A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.
St. Louis, Missouri
A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.
St. Louis, Missouri
A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.
St. Louis, Missouri
One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
Vandalia, Illinois
Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
Fairmont City, Illinois
Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
Collinsville, Illinois
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
Mattoon, Illinois
The final resting place of the hero of Air Florida Flight 90 known as "the man in the water."
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Gays, Illinois
This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.
Mattoon, Illinois
This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.
Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
Terre Haute, Indiana
In an alley not far from where two great highways meet, byways of a very different sort are honored.
Terre Haute, Indiana
Modeled after the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, this small-town Indiana memorial labyrinth sits half a world away.
Mattoon, Illinois
The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.
Charleston, Illinois
The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.
Ashmore, Illinois
This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
Indianapolis, Indiana
At the top of the hour, this steam-powered clock's eight brass whistles play "Back Home Again in Indiana."
Indianapolis, Indiana
A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.