Sunderland, Massachusetts
The Buttonball Tree
This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"
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Sunderland, Massachusetts
This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"
Florida, Massachusetts
A war memorial that appears to ascend from its forested setting.
Seneca Falls, New York
This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.
Buffalo, New York
This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.
Barryville, New York
Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.
Kinderhook, New York
At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.
Kinderhook, New York
The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Scenic, South Dakota
The empty town of Scenic, South Dakota, is owned by a church in the Philippines.
Philip, South Dakota
Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.
San Francisco, California
Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.
Mill Valley, California
Ride on a fully-restored Nike nuclear-tipped missile elevator from the Cold War.
Sausalito, California
Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Klamath, California
This massive redwood tree has a drive-thru tunnel carved out of its trunk.
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
Burney, California
The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.