Gladbrook, Iowa
Matchstick Marvels Museum
A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.
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Gladbrook, Iowa
A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.
Sparta, Wisconsin
These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.
Madison, Wisconsin
A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.
Milton, Wisconsin
The tunnel that runs beneath this former inn was once a hiding place for enslaved people seeking freedom.
Rockford, Illinois
The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.
Rockford, Illinois
This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.
Bloomington, Illinois
The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.
Shirley, Illinois
Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.
Sadorus, Illinois
An amazing collection of scale model ships.
Palmyra, Tennessee
Crumbling Kennedys and a decaying Tecumseh are just some of the haunting remains of one man's cement art trail.
Adams, Tennessee
Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.
Iowa City, Iowa
A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.
Quincy, Illinois
This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.
Chesterfield, Missouri
A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.
St. Charles, Missouri
Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.
St. Louis, Missouri
This is not your typical jungle gym.
St. Louis, Missouri
A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.
Calvert City, Kentucky
A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.
Fountain City, Wisconsin
Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehengeā
Charleston, South Carolina
This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Seville, Ohio
In the Mound Hill Cemetery resides the final resting place of the world's tallest couple.