Ludlow, California
Ludlow
One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.
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Ludlow, California
One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.
Groton, Connecticut
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
Fredericksburg, Texas
Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.
Argolis, Greece
This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.
Iceland
Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.
Mayo, Ireland
Achill's most recently abandoned village dates back to to the Age of Enlightenment.
Zakinthos, Greece
Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.
Hamilton, Ohio
A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.
Barbados
A giant gun barrel in Barbados that once hoped to shoot outer space with science.
Los Angeles, California
Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.
Changsha, China
The world's largest statue of Mao Zedong looks out over the city where he discovered Communism.
Bologna, Italy
The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.
Casa Grande, Arizona
Rumor had it that these concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland helped align spy satellites. (They didn’t.)
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.
Northwest Territories
A mad mystery man who led Canadian mounties on a 150-mile wilderness chase is still buried with his secrets intact.
Marion, Ohio
This presidential tomb was not dedicated until years after Harding's death due to personal controversy.
Warren, New Hampshire
Maybe the only missile installed in a public park, this Cold War leftover was one of the first to carry a nuclear warhead.
Gosport, England
This colossal war machine is now a living museum dedicated to underwater warfare.
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Ware, Massachusetts
The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.
Wantage, New Jersey
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.