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Maryhill Stonehenge

Goldendale, Washington

A full-scale concrete Stonehenge replica overlooks the Columbia River, complete with artificially roughened blocks built to mimic ancient stone.

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Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk

Riverside, Iowa

A small Iowa town claims to be the birthplace of a fictional starship captain who will not be born for centuries.

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The Sunsphere

Knoxville, Tennessee

A 266-foot blue tower topped by a five-story gold glass sphere still rises over Knoxville as the gloriously space-age survivor of the 1982 World's Fair.

Boardwalk crossing the petroglyph-covered lava field at Puʻu Loa in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

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Puʻu Loa Petroglyphs

Volcano, Hawaii

More than 23,000 images and cup-shaped holes cover an immense field of hardened lava beside Kīlauea.

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Tillamook Blimp Hangar

Tillamook, Oregon

A World War II wooden hangar more than a thousand feet long was built to shelter giant Navy blimps and contains over seven acres beneath its…

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Vanadu Art House

Hyattsville, Maryland

A former museum conservator covered his house, yard, fence, and drivable cars with machinery, horns, glass, antiques, scrap metal, and objects that look salvaged from a…