Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi's Train Street
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
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San Antonio, Texas
Miraflores
An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.
Houston, Texas
Smither Park
A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.
Seguin, Texas
World's Largest Pecan
The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.
San Antonio, Texas
Rosita's Bridge
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
Hartford, Connecticut
Site of the First Public Pay Phone
An easy-to-miss plaque marks the building that first held this 19th-century telephone innovation.
Picacho, Arizona
Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch
Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.
Salem, Massachusetts
The Satanic Temple
The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.
San Antonio, Texas
The Berlin Bear
The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.
Austin, Texas
Frost Bank Tower
Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.
St. Louis, Missouri
Bellefontaine Cemetery
The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Nebraska State Capitol Mosaic Floor
An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.
San Antonio, Texas
World's Largest Cowboy Boots
These boots are made for selfies.
Cameron, West Virginia
Archive of the Afterlife
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
Dallas, Texas
Texas Centennial Art Deco Buildings
A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.
Linn, Missouri
Pigs Aloft Museum
The only pig museum in the U.S. holds one of the world's largest collections of pig items.
Cadiz, Ohio
Clark Gable Foundation
The childhood home of a Hollywood legend.
Topeka, Kansas
Equality House
A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.
Trenton, Tennessee
Trenton Teapot Museum
The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.
Commerce, Oklahoma
Home of Mickey Mantle
The modest childhood home where the baseball legend and Yankees star learned to hit from both sides of the plate.
Fort Stockton, Texas
Paisano Pete
The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.
Overland Park, Kansas
1950s All-Electric House
Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.
Dallas, Texas
'Eye' Sculpture
This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.
Brookline, Massachusetts
Cypress Street Playground
The oldest playground in America.
