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Franconia Sculpture Park

Shafer, Minnesota

Franconia Sculpture Park

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

Prospect Park with a view of the tower

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Prospect Park Water Tower

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

Saint Mary's Church.

Nashville, Tennessee

Saint Mary of the Seven Sorrows Catholic Church

This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.

curious denizens

Nashville, Tennessee

8th Avenue Reservoir

In 1912, a broken section of the reservoir wall released millions of gallons of water and destroyed many homes downhill.

Choose your cheese.

Nashville, Tennessee

Culture + Co.

At this Nashville restaurant, cheese and charcuterie arrive via conveyor belt.

The Great Train Wreck of 1918

Nashville, Tennessee

Dutchman's Curve

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

Main building and entrance.

Nashville, Tennessee

Old Tennessee State Prison

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

Baltimore's Phoenix Shot Tower.

Baltimore, Maryland

Phoenix Shot Tower

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave

Baltimore, Maryland

Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

The Triangle House of St. Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

The Triangle House of St. Paul, Minnesota

Triangular House built on a leafy residential street in St. Paul.

Ghost Town of Oakton South Dakota

Murdo, South Dakota

Okaton Ghost Town

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

Giant Prairie Dog

Philip, South Dakota

Giant Prairie Dog

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

The glass dome that encloses the missile silo opening.

Wall, South Dakota

Delta-09 Minuteman Missile Site

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

Wall Drug

Wall, South Dakota

Wall Drug

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Historic 1888 Jail

Hot Springs, South Dakota

Historic 1888 Jail

The oldest extant wooden jail in South Dakota and possibly the United States. 

Ardmore Ghost Town

Ardmore, South Dakota

Ardmore Ghost Town

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

Toadstool Geologic Park

Harrison, Nebraska

Toadstool Geologic Park

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

Fort Robinson State Park

Harrison, Nebraska

Fort Robinson State Park

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

Welcome to Lost Springs. (Larry Page/Flickr)

Shawnee, Wyoming

Lost Springs

Population: 1.

Former World's Largest Jackalope

Douglas, Wyoming

Former World's Largest Jackalope

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

Bar Nunn Welcome Sign, with its symbol based on the runways

Bar Nunn, Wyoming

Bar Nunn

A small town built on an abandoned airfield has former runways as streets and a bar and grill in an old airplane hangar.

The former Wyoming National Bank buildings, known locally as "the onion" and "the egg beater."

Casper, Wyoming

The 'M' Building and Tower

Locally known as the "Onion” and the "Egg Beater,” Casper’s most recognizable buildings are beloved local landmarks to many, and eyesores to others.

Flickr photo by adamcnelson

Casper, Wyoming

Hell's Half Acre, Wyoming

Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.

Old Faithful Geyser

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Old Faithful Geyser

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

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