St. Augustine, Florida
Old Spanish Trail Zero Milestone
In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.
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St. Augustine, Florida
In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.
Key West, Florida
Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.
Tombstone, Arizona
The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.
Flagstaff, Arizona
The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.
Phoenix, Arizona
A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.
Keyes, Colorado
This marker identifies the location where three states converge.
Nathrop, Colorado
This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.
Orchard, Colorado
In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.
Bellvue, Colorado
The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Ross, North Dakota
The oldest still-existing mosque in the United States sits in a remote prairie in North Dakota.
Cooperstown, North Dakota
These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.
Murdo, South Dakota
The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.
Peshtigo, Wisconsin
Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.
Marshfield, Wisconsin
"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.