This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

The first free library in Georgia features an original Tiffany stained glass window of Mary Willis.

A fascinating aviation museum where you can chat with the veterans who once flew the aircraft on display.

A white oak with property rights.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

The only free-standing, vertical sundial in the US was keeping standard time before it was even invented.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.