Hyder, Alaska
Hyder
The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
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Hyder, Alaska
The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
Sighișoara, Romania
Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.
Sibiu, Romania
Something's watching you.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
New Haven, Vermont
A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.
Madeira Beach, Florida
Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.
Medicine Bow, Wyoming
A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.
Boise, Idaho
These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Natchez, Mississippi
Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.
Homestead, Florida
The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
Pensacola, Florida
This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.
Rayne, Louisiana
The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.
Aladdin, Wyoming
The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.
Boise, Idaho
Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.
Boise, Idaho
The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.
Sun Valley, Idaho
Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.