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World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's

Orlando, Florida

World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

Progress City

Orlando, Florida

Progress City Model

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

Tony Scott’s Grave

Los Angeles, California

Tony Scott’s Grave

A tiny rock climber scales the headstone of a beloved director.

Red clay, green trees and blue sky on an August morning. !

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Frick Park Clay Courts

This historic Pittsburgh tennis complex is a rare example of natural red clay courts.

Fork in the Road

Pasadena, California

Fork in the Road

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

The Vista del Arroyo Hotel

Pasadena, California

Vista del Arroyo Hotel

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

The front of the farmhouse where Walt Whitman was born. The house was built by his father, Walt Whitman Sr.

Huntington Station, New York

Walt Whitman's Birthplace

The famed poet was born in 1819 in a farmhouse built by his father.

Bennington Centre Cemetery

Bennington, Vermont

Bennington Centre Cemetery

One of the oldest cemeteries in Vermont is the final resting place of soldiers, politicians, and a famous author.

Julia Ward Howe's grave.

Watertown, Massachusetts

Julia Ward Howe's Grave

The final resting place of a suffragist author.

 Herman Melville's Arrowhead

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Herman Melville's Arrowhead

Herman Melville wrote 'Moby Dick' in this landmark 18th-century house surrounded by farmland.

Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie

Salem, Massachusetts

Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

Pine Ridge Pet Cemetery

Dedham, Massachusetts

Pine Ridge Pet Cemetery

This memorial garden is the final resting place of many beloved pets including that of a famous explorer.

Salem Witch Trials Memorial

Salem, Massachusetts

Salem Witch Trials Memorial

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

The Witch Bonney

Lowell, Massachusetts

The Mysterious Witch Bonney

The Mysterious Witch Bonney, a haunted statue in an old industrial city.

Driving past the Dollhouse
Permanently Closed

Kingston, New York

The Dollhouse

An abandoned dollhouse factory.

The Hyde Park Vanderbilt Mansion

Hyde Park, New York

The Hyde Park Vanderbilt Mansion

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

Maryland's 3rd Congressional District.

Halethorpe, Maryland

Maryland's 3rd Congressional District

A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.

The pagoda, now a private residence

Silver Spring, Maryland

National Park Seminary

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

Uncle Sam Wilson

Troy, New York

Grave of Uncle Sam

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

Ticonderoga Paddlewheel Ferry

Shelburne, Vermont

Shelburne Museum

Dispersed across 45-acres, 39 structures house a massive collection celebrating American Folk Art.

The Fire Hydrant Jack.

Shelburne, Vermont

Fire Hydrant Jack

A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.

The small stone often has coins and other offerings left by visitors.
Permanently Closed

Deep River, Connecticut

The Grave of XYZ

The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.

Charles Stratton's grave.

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Grave of Charles Stratton

The final resting place of a circus performer who went by the pseudonym "General Tom Thumb."

John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant sign

Danbury, Connecticut

John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant

After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.

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