Weatherford, Texas
The Boardwalk at Lake Weatherford
The longest floating boardwalk in the United States.
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Weatherford, Texas
The longest floating boardwalk in the United States.
Mineral Wells, Texas
Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.
Livingston, Illinois
Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.
Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
Cassopolis, Michigan
A roadside Statue of Liberty on the grounds of a manufacturing plant.
Ocean City, Maryland
One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Mishawaka, Indiana
One of the few authentic Japanese gardens in the state of Indiana and perhaps the most peaceful place in the city of Mishawaka.
White Pigeon, Michigan
A memorial to the Potawatomi chief who allegedly ran nearly 150 miles to alert settlers of an impending attack.
White Pigeon, Michigan
The longest structure of its kind ever built in Michigan.
Sarasota, Florida
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.
St. Petersburg, Florida
A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.
St. Petersburg, Florida
History is hiding at the Morean Center for Clay.
Flagler Beach, Florida
The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.
St. Augustine, Florida
In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
Battle Creek, Michigan
When beetles destroyed these trees, they found new life as fantasy sculptures.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.