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Monument to Boomer the Three-Legged Hero Dog in Makanda, Illinois
The unassuming memorial stone located in Makanda, Illinois is dedicated to a mysterious dog named Boomer who is said to have died trying to save his master while running on three legs, but what the...
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The Garfield-Clarendon Model Railroad Club in Chicago, Illinois
Much like a physically impossible space right out of science fiction, the humble Clarendon Community Center in Illinois would seem to be much bigger on the inside than the outside since it contains a...
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São Paulo Pedestrian Signal Lights in São Paulo, Brazil
As one of the most populous cities on the planet, the sprawling megalopolis of São Paulo is not always easy to navigate, but a number of the crosswalk lights unique, lighting up with the vague...
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Marble Hill in New York, New York
Despite being one of the most famous islands in the world, there is a small part of Manhattan that actually makes up part of mainland America; the quaint neighborhood of Marble Hill.Named after the...
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Two-Story Outhouse in Gays, Illinois
The bizarre historic structure in Gays, Illinois known simply as the Two-Story Outhouse is all that remains of a former general store that would have made the bi-level bathroom make a lot more...
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Rockmen Guardians in Rockford, Illinois
Standing eternal guard in the terrifically named Sinnissippi Park are a stoic quartet of golems known as the Rockmen Guardians who have acted as silent sentinels of the city of Rockford, Illinois since...
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Abandoned Brach's Candy Factory in Chicago, Illinois
Chicago was once known as the "World's Candy Capitol" and the massive plant that earned the city that name still stands, but has been years since it produced any sweets, instead sitting abandoned and...
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Camac Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Long before asphalt was the go-to replacement for cobblestones, city planners tried a number different materials to cover the roads including in Philadelphia, wooden blocks.The bustling streets of...
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The Morris-Jumel Mansion in New York, New York
High up on the hill overlooking the Harlem River lies not only Manhattan's oldest home, but one of its supposedly most haunted, the stately Morris-Jumel mansion.It was originally built in 1765 as the...
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London Array in London, England
The London Array, which carries the title of the world's larges offshore wind farm is a staggering field of turbines sticking out of the sea, which would have continued to grow like weeds if it were...
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2 Celled Jail in Gardner, Illinois
The police force of Gardner, Illinois had better hope that Ocean's Eleven never pull a heist in their town or they might not even have the room to hold them, at least not in their historic 2 Celled...
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Joliet Iron and Steel Works in Joliet, Illinois
At one time the Joliet Iron and Steel Works was a bustling facility churning out thousands of tons of iron a day as one of the largest steel works in the country, but today it is a fascinating ruin...
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McDonald's First Store Museum in Des Plaines , Illinois
World famous fast food chain McDonald's may be one of the most well known brands to ever exist, but its slightly complicated history is not widely known. However Illinois' McDonald's First Store Museum...
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The Lidice Children in Lidice, Czech Republic
The tiny Czech village of Lidice just northwest of Prague was barely on anyone's radar until it became the victim of a terrifying reprisal for the assassination of a high ranking Nazi official that saw...
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International Independent Showmen’s Museum in Riverview, Florida
The history of the traveling carnival is not always easy to compile due to the many nomadic nature of countless freelance performers, but the International Independent Showmen’s Museum does a fine job...
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Mermet Springs in Belknap , Illinois
Lurking beneath the murky waters of a flooded Illinois quarry are a number of vehicles that have been sunk into the makeshift lake as strange attractions for divers to explore.The Mermet Springs diving...
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Remnants of the Smith Mine Disaster in Bear Creek, United States
The town of Bear Creek in south-central Montana is home to the once prosperous Smith Mine #3 which is remembered today as the site of one of the worst mining disasters in American history. On February...
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The New Manchester Manufacturing Company in Lithia Springs, Georgia
Nestled in the lush greenery of Georgia's Sweetwater Creek State Park, the New Manchester Manufacturing Company ruins have turned into a grotto of ruin after having been burned and abandoned during a...
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Dunmore Cave in Kilkenny, Ireland
For centuries the relatively small Dunmore Cave has been fascinating writers, archeologists and explorers, and while it's open to visitors today as a lovely bit of geology, it is possibly most famed as...
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Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill, Connecticut
The small Connecticut town of Rocky Hill did not really have its own claim to fame until a large amount of dinosaur tracks were discovered in the area by a group of construction workers, and today...
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