Boyce, Virginia
Ginkgo Grove Garden
Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.
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Boyce, Virginia
Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Green Bank, West Virginia
The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.
Green Bank, West Virginia
This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.
Knoxville, Maryland
This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.
Detroit, Michigan
Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.
Detroit, Michigan
This railway-turned-greenway provides a pedestrian link in downtown Detroit and celebrates urban artwork.
Detroit, Michigan
Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere opened this community-minded restaurant serving dishes from their native Burundi.
Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Bluff City, Tennessee
A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.
Buchanan, Virginia
Sway your way across Virginia’s longest river on a rickety wooden bridge.
Roanoke, Virginia
Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.
Easton, Maryland
The only one-room schoolhouse remaining in Talbot County, Maryland.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Sedona, Arizona
The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.
Sedona, Arizona
This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.
Cottonwood, Arizona
Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.
Jerome, Arizona
A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.
Jerome, Arizona
A kaleidoscope gallery and steampunk emporium named for a pioneering journalist.
New York, New York
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.