Hull, Massachusetts
Burrage Hospital Ruins
The remains of a hospital ravaged by fire, once a progressive place of innovations for disabled children.
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Hull, Massachusetts
The remains of a hospital ravaged by fire, once a progressive place of innovations for disabled children.
Big Bear Lake, California
In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.
San Francisco, California
An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.
Tucson, Arizona
This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.
Pawling, New York
This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.
Laurel, Maryland
A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Once used to screen films for theater owners to rent, this historic building is now a start up hub.
St. Louis, Missouri
A chessmaster's dream destination.
Adair, Iowa
Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.
San Francisco, California
Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.
Santa Clarita, California
This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
Hampton, New Hampshire
A stone memorial erected for New Hampshire's only convicted witch.
Boulder City, Nevada
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Two Rivers, Wisconsin
The home of 1.5 million wood letters for printing is still a functioning workshop.
San Francisco, California
A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.
Moss Beach, California
A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.
Macon, Georgia
The house that Southern rock built now stands as a monument to one of the genre's favorite families.
Holland, Michigan
Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.
Washington, D.C.
The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."
La CaƱada Flintridge, California
Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
A pride of the state, this working museum crafts pottery mosaics in the style of Pennsylvania's earliest European settlers.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."