Margate City, New Jersey
Lucy the Elephant
Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
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Margate City, New Jersey
Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
Bayonne, New Jersey
World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.
West Orange, New Jersey
Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Featuring the the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world.
Trenton, New Jersey
This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
A pride of the state, this working museum crafts pottery mosaics in the style of Pennsylvania's earliest European settlers.
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.
Chicago, Illinois
An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.
Indianapolis, Indiana
The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Lisle, Illinois
A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.
Las Vegas, Nevada
These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Sheridan, Illinois
This church doubles a museum dedicated to Norwegian heritage.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Oregon, Illinois
This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).
Rockford, Illinois
This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.
Chicago, Illinois
This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.
Chicago, Illinois
This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.