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Chicago, Illinois

'Nuclear Energy'

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.
robertshell22 Added by robertshell22
Chicago, Illinois

Great Train Story Diorama

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter
Chicago, Illinois

Dialogo

This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.
Added by jakejsmith
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
Ocean View, Delaware

Cecile Steele's Chicken House

The mistake that launched the commercial broiler chicken industry is immortalized in the town where it took place.
Added by ianlefk
Chicago, Illinois

Kinzie Street Bridge

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.
ianrpate Added by ianrpate
Lewes, Delaware

Menhaden Fishing Net Reel

This controversial reel is an artifact of the largest fish processing plant in the country, and a symbol of Delaware's integration.
Added by ianlefk
Newark, Delaware

Curtis Mill Park

This wildflower meadow was once the site of America's oldest operating paper mill and a symbol of Newark's manufacturing past.
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Seaford, Delaware

Site of the Tilly Escape

In October 1856, Harriet Tubman escaped arrest at this site while attempting to reunite an enslaved woman named Tilly with her fiancé.
Added by ianlefk
Baltimore, Maryland

The American Visionary Art Museum

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
Seth Teicher Added by Seth Teicher
Miami, Florida

Bobblehead Museum

This extensive display of bobbleheads is a tribute to one of the most unique pieces of sports memorabilia.
Added by rahulkr07
New Castle, Delaware

New Castle-Frenchtown Railroad Ticket Office

Delaware's first railroad lasted only five years and spanned only 16 miles, but its ticket office has survived for two centuries.
Added by ianlefk
Lewes, Delaware

The Fountain of Youth

What if the Fountain of Youth was actually found in Delaware? One historic coastal town believes it to be true.
Added by ianlefk
Wilmington, Delaware

'The Gumball Machine'

In Wilmington's hip Trolley Square neighborhood, a utility box has been repainted to resemble a classic gumball machine.
Added by ianlefk
Wilmington, Delaware

One Love Park

Before he was "Bob Marley, international reggae superstar," he was "Donald Marley," a Delaware resident and forklift operator working under an assumed name. This park tells the story.
Added by ianlefk
Cambridge, Maryland

Stanley Institute

This one-room schoolhouse played a significant role in the education of Black children for almost 100 years.
Added by blimpcaptain
Woolford, Maryland

Old Trinity Church

The United States' oldest Episcopal church still in active use.
Sarah Laskow Added by Sarah Laskow
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Grain Belt Bottle Cap Sign

This landmark honoring a local beer brand is an iconic part of the Minneapolis skyline.
Michael Reinhardt Added by Michael Reinhardt
Wilmington, Delaware

Ashland Bridge

The smallest and oldest covered bridge in Delaware.
Added by blimpcaptain
Wilmington, Delaware

Marian Coffin Garden

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.
horticulturcat Added by horticulturcat
Wilmington, Delaware

Winterthur

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.
horticulturcat Added by horticulturcat
Milton, Delaware

Steampunk Tree House

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.
jeremycrandell Added by jeremycrandell
Lewes, Delaware

The Cannonball House

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.
dogfishhead Added by dogfishhead
Wilmington, Delaware

Rothschild Patent Model Collection

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser