Places solarconstant Wants to Go

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

The timeworn "Yankee Stadium" of the fastest game in the world isn't going anywhere.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

The largest of only eight working transporter bridges left in the world.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

This golfball sized platinum iridium cylinder is the official starting point for all national weight calibrations

A 63-foot-tall swinging ball hypnotizes passersby, and proves to any remaining doubters that the Earth is spinning.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

A 360 degree battlefield experience.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

These colossal desert barcodes have been fine-tuning spy satellites for decades.

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.