Places Edited by breaingram

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.

Journey through various trails to discover a land before time along the Chazy Fossil Reef.

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.

The first national memorial to honor all women suffragists stands on land where suffragists were once imprisoned.

A short boardwalk through a swamp leads to the spot from which the Louisiana Purchase was surveyed.

The remains of a foundry and old blast furnaces destroyed during the Civil War are preserved in this central Alabama park.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

The art deco colossus played a role in war and medicine aside from hosting the iconic Louisiana Hayride.

One of the largest publicly funded mural in the country is one city's love letter to itself.

Home to the world's largest quilt collection dating from the 1600s through today.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

The last of nine massive kilns that produced many of the red bricks for buildings in Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia in the early 20th century.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

Constructed on the ruins of a convent, this tower saved countless lives.