Weeki Wachee, Florida
Weeki Wachee: ‘City of Live Mermaids’
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
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Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
San Antonio, Texas
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
Starkville, Mississippi
Constructed from bricks salvaged from a former dormitory destroyed in a fire.
Huntsville, Alabama
What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?
Dolores, Colorado
A boulder so big and tough, they had to turn it into a landmark.
Towaoc, Colorado
Ute tour guides have been sharing the ancient dwellings and rock art inside this large park with visitors for more than 40 years.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Telluride, Colorado
This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.
Cherry Log, Georgia
An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.
Nashville, Tennessee
Sambusas get a Deep Southern twist at this Somali chai haven.
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
The final resting place of the man who started Southern Gospel Music.
Honolulu, Hawaii
On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.
Honolulu, Hawaii
A 1940's shrine dedicated to drowned fishermen on the outskirts of Honolulu.
Nashville, Tennessee
Feast on award-winning birria tacos from a food truck inside this neon robo-tiki bar.
Marianna, Florida
The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.
Pensacola, Florida
A striking lighthouse with views of the Gulf of Mexico and of a military air show.
Pierson, Florida
This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.
St. Augustine, Florida
Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
St. Augustine, Florida
One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.
Nashville, Tennessee
Test your mettle against the hottest hot chicken in Nashville.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.