Bridgeport, Connecticut
The Frisbie Pie Company
The location of the pie company that gave a classic toy its name is now a parking lot.
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Bridgeport, Connecticut
The location of the pie company that gave a classic toy its name is now a parking lot.
Winnemucca, Nevada
Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants
Kansas City, Missouri
The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.
Waldoboro, Maine
Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.
Moscow, Russia
Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.
Miami, Florida
With nickel-steel armor and three-inch thick bullet resistant windows, FDR's train was a rolling fortress.
Middlesboro, Kentucky
Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.
Franklin, Pennsylvania
Priceless space junk on display in front of a local Dairy Queen.
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Where the "World Pinball Champion” is crowned.
Wilmington, Delaware
Hundreds of antiquated typewriters and office machinery show the technological evolution of business.
Budapest, Hungary
Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.
Williamsburg, Virginia
The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.
New York, New York
An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.
Washington, D.C.
During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
Flemington, New Jersey
One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.
Leadville, Colorado
At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.
Richmond, Virginia
Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Afton, Virginia
A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.
Windber, Pennsylvania
Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.