Washington, D.C.
East Potomac Park Mini Golf
The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.
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Washington, D.C.
The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.
Detroit, Michigan
The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.
Seattle, Washington
Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.
Port Orford, Oregon
A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.
Columbus Junction, Iowa
A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.
Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
New York, New York
Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.
Alpharetta, Georgia
A man's home is his castle.
Houston, Texas
A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.
Silver City, Georgia
The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.
Los Angeles, California
The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.
Fort Meade, Maryland
A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.
Sandia Park, New Mexico
"I did this all while you were watching TV."
New Orleans, Louisiana
Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
Richmond, Virginia
The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.
San Francisco, California
This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.
Tucson, Arizona
Miniature art that tells an enormous story.
Washington, D.C.
People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.
Port Angeles, Washington
Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.
New York, New York
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.