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Gibsonton, Florida

Gibsonton, Florida

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.
Yorklyn, Pennsylvania

Haines Shoe House

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.
Brookfield, Vermont

Floating Bridge of Brookfield, VT

One car at a time please.
Dayton, Ohio

The Avrocar

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.
Memphis, Tennessee

The Jungle Room at Graceland

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
West Liberty, Ohio

Piatt Castles

This pair of eccentric Ohio castles were built by a pair of brothers who wanted to bring a bit of class to the Ohio wilderness.
Eldon, Iowa

American Gothic House

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.
St. Louis, Missouri

Turtle Playground

This is not your typical jungle gym.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Sputnik IV Crash Site

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.
New York, New York

Roosevelt Island Octagon Tower

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.
Goodland, Kansas

Giant Van Gogh Painting

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.
San Antonio, Texas

Buckhorn Saloon and Museum

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
Quincy, Massachusetts

Quincy Quarries

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.
San Bernardino County, California

Kelso Ghost Town

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.
Boston, Massachusetts

Hood Milk Bottle

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.
St. Augustine, Florida

Dungeon Under the Stairs at the Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.
Greensburg, Kansas

The Big Well

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.
Queens, New York

Fort Tilden

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.
Seattle, Washington

Mox Boarding House

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.
San Diego, California

Fallen Star

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.
Tucson, Arizona

Coit Museum of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.
Santa Monica, California

Jadis

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.
South Salem, New York

Wolf Conservation Center

Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.
East Granby, Connecticut

Old Newgate Prison

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.