Margate City, New Jersey
Lucy the Elephant
Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
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Margate City, New Jersey
Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
Opa-locka, Florida
America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
Key West, Florida
This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.
Baltimore, Maryland
A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Hinsdale, New Hampshire
This New England drive-in was built to straddle the border between two states.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
What Cheer, Iowa
No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.
Shelburne, Vermont
Dispersed across 45-acres, 39 structures house a massive collection celebrating American Folk Art.
Barre, Vermont
This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.
Burlington, Vermont
This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Crownsville, Maryland
This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.
Ellicott City, Maryland
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.
Cockeysville, Maryland
A swimming hole in the historic industrial quarry that supplied the marble for the Baltimore Washington Monument.
Kensington, Maryland
The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.
Boyds, Maryland
This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.
Baltimore, Maryland
The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.
Frederick, Maryland
A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.
Bethesda, Maryland
Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Ashley, Pennsylvania
This demolished goliath of American industry once loomed over the depressed town it once made thrive.