Cleveland, Ohio
Frozen Cleveland Lighthouse
An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.
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Columbus, Ohio
The Topiary Park
Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.
Cleveland, Ohio
Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick
A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.
Mansfield, Ohio
Ohio State Reformatory
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Cleveland, Ohio
‘A Christmas Story’ House and Museum
The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.
Cleveland, Ohio
The Haserot Angel
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Cincinnati, Ohio
American Sign Museum
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Rugby, North Dakota
The Geographical Center of North America
A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.
Cooperstown, North Dakota
Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile Site
These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.
Jamestown, North Dakota
Legendary Albino Buffalo
Three legendary, living albino buffalo roaming their pastures for all to see.
Nekoma, North Dakota
The Pyramid of North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
World Methodist Museum
Largest display of Wesleyana anywhere in the world.
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Monument to a Century of Flight
Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.
Beaufort, North Carolina
North Carolina Maritime Museum at Beaufort
A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.
Corolla, North Carolina
Currituck Beach Lighthouse
Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.
Southern Pines, North Carolina
Creation Museum, Taxidermy Hall of Fame, and Antique Tool Museum
A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.
Davidson, North Carolina
Homeless Jesus
The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Museum of the Bizarre
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Sylva, North Carolina
American Museum of the House Cat
This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.
Corolla, North Carolina
Corolla Wild Horses
One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville Pinball Museum
This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.
Charlotte, North Carolina
David Černý's Metalmorphosis
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.
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Richfield Springs, New York
Petrified Creatures Museum of Natural History
This roadside dinosaur park offered up lumpy neon thunder lizards in the name of kitsch and education.
