Pomeroy, Ohio
Kerr’s Run Colored School
This schoolhouse for Black American children is one of the oldest remaining in southeastern Ohio.
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Raleigh, North Carolina
Bain Waterworks Plant
Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Free Expression Tunnel
In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.
Columbia, South Carolina
Hootie & The Blowfish Boulevard
One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.
Athens, Georgia
The Tree That Owns Itself
A white oak with property rights.
Athens, Georgia
The Athens Double Barreled Cannon
After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.
New York, New York
Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
New York, New York
One Times Square
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
New York, New York
Spotlight on Broadway Map
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Gulliver's Gate
A quick trip around the globe through an amazing miniature exhibit.
New York, New York
Museum of Sex
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
Permanently Closed
Danville, Virginia
AAF Tank Museum
This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.
High Point, North Carolina
High Point Chest of Drawers
A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.
Thomasville, North Carolina
'The Chair'
A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Heritage USA
A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Carhartt Mansion Ruins
The ruins of this once-grand mansion are linked to one of the country’s most popular clothing brands.
Hamer, South Carolina
South of the Border
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Lando, South Carolina
Lando School
An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Apollo Moonprints in Cement
The imprints of astronaut Charles Duke’s moon boots live on at Myrtle Beach’s official South Carolina Hall of Fame.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
The Gay Dolphin
This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.
Salley, South Carolina
Abandoned Cotton Gin
Hidden in this little-known town stands a piece of agriculture history.
Belmopan, Belize
St. Herman's Blue Hole National Park
A natural swimming hole that was once a ceremonial center for Mayan priests.
Cozumel, Mexico
San Gervasio
The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.
