Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks Antler Arch
A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.
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Fairbanks, Alaska
A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.
Fairbanks, Alaska
North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."
Silver City, New Mexico
These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Deming, New Mexico
In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.
Las Vegas, Nevada
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.
Cassadaga, New York
Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
Shartlesville, Pennsylvania
An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."
Reading, Pennsylvania
A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.
Yorklyn, Pennsylvania
An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.
Duxbury, Massachusetts
It took 275 years and four burials to finally put the Mayflower’s most famous passenger to rest.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Lynn, Massachusetts
A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.
Peabody, Massachusetts
Grave of the man allegedly responsible for a series of infamous murders in Boston in the 1960s.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Salem, Massachusetts
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.