Norfolk, Virginia
Yellow Fever Park
One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.
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Norfolk, Virginia
One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.
Rio Grande, New Jersey
Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues.
West Windsor Township, New Jersey
A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.
Madison, Wisconsin
Amateur taxidermy museum known for its large collection of white squirrels.
Detroit, Michigan
The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.
Detroit, Michigan
The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.
Detroit, Michigan
Over a thousand feet beneath the Detroit streets is a subterranean metropolis few are allowed to enter.
Evansville, Indiana
Patrick Dougherty's fantastic living tree sculptures, mind-blowing but temporary.
East Chicago, Indiana
This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.
Anderson, Indiana
A collection of relics from the Spiritualist Camp Chesterfield.
Madison, Wisconsin
Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.
Peshtigo, Wisconsin
A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A Gothic gym and community space that encourages fitness for misfits.
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Honorable ranks graduating from the prestigious Army War College work hard to maintain their high standards of honor and erase those who don't.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
One of Gettysburg’s least visited battlefield memorials is off the beaten path, but worth a visit.
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
This abandoned iron furnace was one of the first to use coke—a type of high-carbon fuel—to make iron.
Chester, Pennsylvania
Surrounded by industrial sprawl, a small monument marks the site of William Penn's first landing in Pennsylvania.
Marietta, Pennsylvania
An industrial waste tourist attraction.
Wayne, Pennsylvania
A beloved horticultural oasis on the grounds of a wealthy family's former estate.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This sculpture of a fisherman spent six years at the bottom of the Schuylkill River.
Donora, Pennsylvania
A museum commemorating the Donora Smog, which killed 20 people in October 1948 and sparked national outrage over air pollution.