Washington, D.C.
Starship Enterprise NCC-1701
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
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Washington, D.C.
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
Talala, Oklahoma
A detached cement mixer has been transformed to resemble a relic from some obscure NASA mission to Oklahoma.
Concord, New Hampshire
The 92-foot-tall structure is based on the aircraft that carried the first Americans into space.
Mitchell, Indiana
This memorial to the Mercury Seven astronaut stands at the site of his former elementary school.
Chicago, Illinois
One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.
Flagstaff, Arizona
An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.
Paddys River, Australia
It's home to the antenna that received the first images of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon.
Tijuana, Mexico
Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.
Arco, Idaho
The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Williams, Arizona
This remote desert watering hole has a connection to a curious chapter of American history.
Volo, Illinois
Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.
Lincolnshire, Illinois
This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.
Palatine, Illinois
Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.
Barrington, Illinois
With 8,000 pipes this giant instrument is the most versatile theatre pipe organ ever built.
Schaumburg, Illinois
The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.
Addison, Illinois
Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.
Mountain Township, Illinois
In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.
San Bernardino, California
The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.
Washington, D.C.
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.