Erie, Pennsylvania
USS Niagara
A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?
Places I've been
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Erie, Pennsylvania
A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?
Cleveland, Ohio
The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.
Cleveland, Ohio
This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."
Wilson, Kansas
A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.
Monticello, Illinois
The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.
Urbana, Illinois
The oldest experimental corn field in America is still creating better ways to grow crops.
Loveland, Ohio
A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.
Miamisburg, Ohio
The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Tonopah, Nevada
There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Goldfield, Nevada
Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
Chicago, Illinois
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Springfield, Ohio
A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Cincinnati, Ohio
A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.
Post Falls, Idaho
A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.