Granite City, Illinois
Luna Café
A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.
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Granite City, Illinois
A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.
Cherokee, North Carolina
Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.
Cape May, New Jersey
World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.
Bisbee, Arizona
A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.
Fort Lawn, South Carolina
Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.
Memphis, Tennessee
This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.
Portland, Oregon
Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.
Eugene, Oregon
This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.
New York, New York
Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
Franconia, New Hampshire
A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.
Brooklyn, New York
A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.
Fort Myers, Florida
One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Little Falls, New York
Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.
Florence, Oregon
The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.
High Point, North Carolina
A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.
Chicago, Illinois
Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.
Medicine Bow, Wyoming
A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.
Key Largo, Florida
An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.
Alto Pass, Illinois
Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.