Casper, Wyoming
Independence Rock
A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.
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Casper, Wyoming
A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.
Rawlins, Wyoming
This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.
Cody, Wyoming
One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.
Richmond, Virginia
Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.
St. Augustine, Florida
The site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrest as he attempted to have lunch.
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.
Richmond, Virginia
Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Baltimore, Maryland
The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.
Baltimore, Maryland
A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.
Washington, D.C.
Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.
Washington, D.C.
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Nashville, Tennessee
One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Chicago, Illinois
A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.