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51.1472, -2.7175
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35.1396, -90.0528
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Guymon, Oklahoma
U.S. Route 412
Is this 47.7-mile stretch of highway the longest straight road in the United States?
36.6963, -101.4827
Kittery, Maine
Fort McClary State Historic Site
Despite its extensive history, this fort saw little to no combat.
43.0824, -70.7104
Merliot, El Salvador
'The Little Prince' Park
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 1943 book shares a surprising connection with El Salvador.
13.6835, -89.2638
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
38.9055, -77.0702
Seattle, Washington
Bettie Page House
What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!
47.6714, -122.3209
New Orleans, Louisiana
Ignatius J. Reilly Statue
This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.
29.9542, -90.0700
Boston, Massachusetts
Great Boston Molasses Flood Plaque
The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.
42.3683, -71.0559
Hart's Location, New Hampshire
Frankenstein Cliff
Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor.
44.2083, -71.4050
Kingston, New Hampshire
Betty and Barney Hill Graves
Final resting places of a husband and wife who became famous for their claims of extraterrestrial abduction.
42.9432, -71.0585
Cavendish, Vermont
Phineas Gage Memorial
The monument dedicated to Phineas Gage in the town where his accident happened.
43.3821, -72.6094
Miami, Florida
Monkey Jungle
Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.
25.5653, -80.4701
Custer, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
43.8368, -103.6244
Government Camp, Oregon
Timberline Lodge
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
45.3311, -121.7100
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