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Stone marker declaring Riverside, Iowa, the future birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk

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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.

Will Rogers Archway

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Will Rogers Archway

Vinita, Oklahoma

A full service plaza bridges both directions of Interstate 44, letting travelers eat and shop while highway traffic rushes directly underneath the building.

Stonehenge II

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Stonehenge II

Ingram, Texas

A Texas replica of Stonehenge stands at roughly 90 percent of the original monument's height, joined by two enormous Easter Island-style heads because one imitation landmark…

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Fly Geyser

Gerlach, Nevada

A misbehaving geothermal well built a rainbow-colored geyser on private ranchland.

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Grand Central Whispering Gallery

New York

Whisper into one tiled corner and a friend can hear you across the passage.

Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid

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Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis put a hotel, indoor swamp, bowling alley, restaurants, museum, giant retail store, and 300-foot elevator inside a 32-story steel pyramid.

Mushroom Houses

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Mushroom Houses

Charlevoix, Michigan

A collection of stone cottages with rolling roofs and low doorways that seem to have grown from the ground.

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Mississippi River Basin Model

Jackson, Mississippi

A 200-acre concrete landscape once simulated floods across nearly half the continental United States.

Little A’Le’Inn

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Little A’Le’Inn

Rachel, Nevada

A tiny desert inn turns Area 51 lore into alien burgers, souvenirs, and UFO photo ops.

Bamahenge fiberglass Stonehenge replica in Elberta, Alabama

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Bamahenge

Elberta, Alabama

Hidden in an Alabama pine forest, this full-size Stonehenge replica looks ancient but is built from fiberglass.

Red earth and scattered boulders stretch across the stark Keahiakawelo landscape on Lānaʻi.

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Keahiakawelo

Lanai City, Hawaii

Red earth and massive boulders create a remote, wind-scoured landscape often mistaken for another planet.

Edison Light Bulb Tower

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Edison Light Bulb Tower

Edison, New Jersey

An Art Deco memorial is crowned with a giant glowing light bulb.