Worthington, Indiana
Big Sycamore Tree
A limb from Indiana's largest sycamore tree on record.
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Worthington, Indiana
A limb from Indiana's largest sycamore tree on record.
Vincennes, Indiana
Indiana’s oldest brick building was home to America's shortest-serving president.
Vincennes, Indiana
The Native American leader is commemorated by a sculpture by Peter Toth.
Olney, Illinois
The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.
St. Louis, Missouri
In the Compton Hill Reservoir Park sits a statue whose lack of clothing caused a scandal for the group that commissioned it.
St. Louis, Missouri
Explore the history and craftsmanship of a century of motorcycles at this St. Louis showroom.
Greenville, Illinois
Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.
Vandalia, Illinois
Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
A full-scale replica of a 1774 colonial settlement in Kentucky.
Danville, Kentucky
This museum of miniature displays provides a journey through early American history.
Bardstown, Kentucky
The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.
Bloomington, Indiana
The world's largest anatomically accurate brain sculpture.
Bloomington, Indiana
It's a unique monument honoring a great character who inspired a generation of young women to be more and pursue their dreams.
Bloomington, Indiana
Ornate limestone building now filled with geologic specimens, and more.
State College, Pennsylvania
This stone polylith serves as both a 100+ year old experiment and monument to the history of science.
Lynn, Indiana
The highest point in Indiana is curated by an Eagle scout but may be in danger of losing its record to a nearby garbage pile.
New Castle, Indiana
Indiana's shrine to the sport that has become a hallmark of their culture.
St. Louis, Missouri
An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.
Medora, Indiana
At 431 feet and 10 inches, this is the longest historic covered bridge in the United States.
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.
Mitchell, Indiana
This memorial to the Mercury Seven astronaut stands at the site of his former elementary school.
Canton, Ohio
Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.
Erie, Pennsylvania
Explore this unspoiled peninsula with 11 sandy beaches and 13 miles of hiking and biking trails (keep an eye out for soaring bald eagles overhead).
Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Québec
The only town in the world with two exclamation points in its name.