Lafayette, Louisiana
LARC's Acadian Village
A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.
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Lafayette, Louisiana
A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.
Rayne, Louisiana
The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.
Rayne, Louisiana
The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.
Huntsville, Texas
A pair of whimsical homes in Texas shaped like oversized Western wear.
Cedar Creek, Texas
The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.
Balmorhea, Texas
A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
Bisbee, Arizona
This Old West hotel, the longest in continuous operation in the state of Arizona, is claimed to be haunted.
Bisbee, Arizona
This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.
Bisbee, Arizona
A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.
Bisbee, Arizona
Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.
Bisbee, Arizona
Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.
Bisbee, Arizona
A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.
Maricopa, Arizona
One man spent decades making these working scale models of antique cars.
Casa Grande, Arizona
Over 100 miles from the ocean, this ship-shaped building was built in honor of the owner's sailor son.
Picacho, Arizona
A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.
Florence, Arizona
Florence's historic adobe county courthouse was turned into a historic site that honors one of Arizona's most prominent political leaders.
Florence, Arizona
The "Father of Arizona" tried to build a Zoroastrian fire temple on the hill where he's now buried.
Winslow, Arizona
One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
Windsor, Illinois
A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.
Howes Cave, New York
Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.
Howes Cave, New York
Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?
Harpswell, Maine
An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.