Cave City, Kentucky
Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum
Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.
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Cave City, Kentucky
Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.
Louisville, Kentucky
Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.
New York, New York
Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.
New York, New York
The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.
New York, New York
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
New York, New York
Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.
New York, New York
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Louisville, Kentucky
This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.
Queens, New York
A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.
Louisville, Kentucky
The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.
Clarksville, Indiana
The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.
Louisville, Kentucky
The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.
Louisville, Kentucky
The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.
Split, Croatia
The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.
Monterey, California
One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.
Vail, Arizona
Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
Tampa, Florida
One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.
Gibsonton, Florida
The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.
Safety Harbor, Florida
This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.