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Oxford, Mississippi

Rowan Oak

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.
garycascio Added by garycascio
Traverse City, Michigan

Cherry Growers Weigh Station

This vacant station is a relic of harvest processing techniques of the mid-20th century.
rickbbiking Added by rickbbiking
Bloomington, Indiana

Zoom Flume

Tucked away in the forests of Indiana resides an abandoned waterslide that is now a popular graffiti haunt.
Added by lizsullivan
New Orleans, Louisiana

General Laundry Building

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.
zymurgea Added by zymurgea
New Orleans, Louisiana

Tomb of the Unknown Slave

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
New Orleans, Louisiana

Faulkner House Books

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.
oddfigg Added by oddfigg
New Orleans, Louisiana

St. Louis Cathedral

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.
Doc Nicholas Added by Doc Nicholas
New Orleans, Louisiana

Dark Matter Oddities & Artisan Collective

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.
Added by chrystalnause
New Orleans, Louisiana

Congo Square

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.
Rebecca Byrne Added by Rebecca Byrne
New Orleans, Louisiana

Jean Lafitte's Old Absinthe House

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Mark Casey Added by Mark Casey
New Orleans, Louisiana

Carousel Bar

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
New Orleans, Louisiana

Ignatius J. Reilly Statue

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.
Jane Weinhardt Goldberg Added by Jane Weinhardt Goldberg
New Orleans, Louisiana

'Birthplace of Dixie' Plaque

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.
J Ginsberg Added by J Ginsberg
University Park, Illinois

Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.
artistJeff Added by artistJeff
Chicago, Illinois

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.
Added by rswartz
Chicago, Illinois

Cosmic Ray Detectors

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.
Added by dpalmer01
Boston, Massachusetts

Bunker Hill Monument

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Added by mayormammoth
Boston, Massachusetts

Great Boston Molasses Flood Plaque

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.
michelle Added by michelle
Boston, Massachusetts

USS Constitution

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
jusTodd Added by jusTodd
Chicago, Illinois

Pullman Historic District

First planned industrial community in the United States.
Added by oksanam
Hamilton, Ontario

Abandoned Skate Park on the Bruce Trail

An abandoned skate park located in the middle of the wilderness.
Added by JeremyCurry
Guelph, Ontario

The Petrie Building

This building's metal facade is the last of its kind in all of Canada.
Added by Karen BN
Ohsweken, Ontario

Yawékon by Chef Tawnya Brant

This Haudenosaunee restaurant is a delicious tribute to indigenous cuisine.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
London, Ontario

Banting House

The "birthplace of insulin," where Sir Frederick Banting realized the hormone could save the lives of Type 1 diabetics.
Gina Buonaguro Added by Gina Buonaguro