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This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

This is the second-oldest rail tunnel in the United States that is still in use today.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

One of the oldest Catholic churches in the U.S., situated just east of Gettysburg.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

This methodist cemetery is slowly receding into the wilderness along a Maryland highway.

A cemetery and stairs are all that remains of this former church

A hidden canyon deep in the woods of Indiana offers visitors a spectacular experience in nature.

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

These eyes bring a smile to all who cruise past their watchful gaze.

Tucked into the heart of historic Irvington, this 56-year-old metaphysical shop specializes in the olde ways.

Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.

An old pay phone rewired to play local bird calls and songs at the press of a button.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

Born from segregation and exclusion, Durham’s Black Wall Street is now a living reminder of the city’s past

Star garnets are so rare that you can only find them in two places on Earth—here, you can dig for them.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

Generations of rockhounds got their start at this beloved, historic mine.

This abandoned open-pit copper mine features stunning turquoise mineral pools and excellent rock-hunting opportunities.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.