Minnesota
Grassy Point Railroad Bridge
A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.
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Minnesota
A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Houghton, Michigan
The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.
Skanee, Michigan
The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.
Marquette, Michigan
As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.
Marquette, Michigan
Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Harbor Springs, Michigan
A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.
Clare, Michigan
The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.
Lansing, Michigan
Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.
Lansing, Michigan
This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.
Lansing, Michigan
A horse-drawn 1858 steam pumper fire engine encased in glass on the front lawn of a Michigan insurance company.
Washington, D.C.
The house where Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation.
Annapolis, Maryland
This Annapolis home was built by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Millwood, Virginia
Little has changed in the way that this mill operates since the 18th-century.
Swift Run, Virginia
On the side of a Virginia highway, a collection of monuments commemorates an 18th-century trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.
Santa Barbara, California
California's largest steel arch bridge.
Chevy Chase, Maryland
The headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society is a small slice of heaven for nature lovers.
Annapolis, Maryland
Just outside the Naval Academy, Hell Point is a historical marker that could easily be the point where failed students wait for the bus.
Annapolis, Maryland
This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.
McLean, Virginia
The local community brought back this land to transform it into a nature preserve.
Washington, D.C.
For over 70 years, this house was home to a pioneering Black artist and educator.
Washington, D.C.
The final residence of an educator, civil rights leader, and presidential advisor was also the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women.