San Jon, New Mexico
Glenrio Ghost Town
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
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San Jon, New Mexico
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Culberson County, Texas
Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.
El Paso, Texas
Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Langtry, Texas
Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.
Comstock, Texas
Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.
Ocala, Florida
Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.
Mount Dora, Florida
In a Florida town known for antiques, this painted home became an art attraction and a symbol of love.
Gotha, Florida
Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.
Ochopee, Florida
The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
This historic home of the shag is keeping a Southern dance tradition going strong.
Ocracoke, North Carolina
The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.
Norfolk, Virginia
This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.
Ocean City, Maryland
This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Find your state fair food favorites all year long.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Chester, Pennsylvania
Surrounded by industrial sprawl, a small monument marks the site of William Penn's first landing in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.