Places We All Pod Down Here Wants to Go

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

The longest covered bridge in Delaware.

One of the oldest surviving Swedish-American homes in the United States.

The tombstone of the founder of the lost town of Ogletown is now stuck inside a traffic median.

Decommissioned NYC subway cars are dumped into the ocean to create this underwater wildlife habitat.

A statue of the English poet for whom this Delaware town is named is ritually dressed in seasonally appropriate clothing.

Live chainsaw carvings of tiki statues aim to keep a tradition with ancient roots alive in this small Delaware town.

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

In 1787, a group of delegates met at this very spot to drink, be merry, and ratify the Constitution of the United States.

The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.

A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.

A beautiful but deteriorating monument of Soviet architecture.