New York, New York
Saint Vartan Armenian Cathedral
A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.
Greenville, Ohio
A small town museum celebrates the history of the Ohio county that produced Annie Oakley and other famous figures.
Antonito, Colorado
An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.
Lisle, Illinois
A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.
Devens, Massachusetts
A tribute to the couples who brave long periods of separation during wartime.
Chicago, Illinois
Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.
Chatsworth, New Jersey
How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.
Washington, D.C.
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
Montclair, New Jersey
Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.
Freeport, Illinois
The only place in America where anyone who wants can shovel coal aboard an antique train.
Jonesport, Maine
An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.
Commerce City, Colorado
Happen to come across a dead eagle? Send it to America's official dead eagle warehouse.
Lemmon, South Dakota
This monument remembers one of the manliest men of the frontier who fought a grizzly before dragging himself 200 miles to safety.
Vermillion, South Dakota
Known as "The Hill of the Little Devils."
Douglas, Wyoming
This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.
Queens, New York
One of the last taxidermists in New York City.
Washington, D.C.
A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.
Memphis, Tennessee
The R&B singer's modest church guarantees a religious experience, regardless of your beliefs.
Hillside, Illinois
Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.
Flora, Mississippi
A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.
Los Angeles, California
A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.
Santa Fe Springs, California
Working mining and drilling equipment demonstrate 150 years of energy history.
Moss Landing, California
More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.
Arlington, Virginia
The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.