Niagara Falls, New York
Love Canal Containment Zone
Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.
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Niagara Falls, New York
Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.
Medina, New York
This small road tunnel is the only place where you can cross beneath the Erie Canal.
Batavia, New York
A towering cemetery monument honors a man who threatened to expose the Freemasons and paid with his life.
Bardstown, Kentucky
The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.
Elmira, New York
The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.
Elmira, New York
All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.
Elmira, New York
The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Travelers Rest, South Carolina
The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.
Walhalla, South Carolina
An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Evansville, Indiana
A tribute to a 13-year-old boy who was kidnapped in 1793 and escaped over two years later.
Lincoln City, Indiana
The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.
Santa Claus, Indiana
You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.
Evansville, Indiana
The home used in just a few seconds of film that came to define the setting of a hit sitcom.
Lexington, Kentucky
Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.
Cave City, Kentucky
One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Shartlesville, Pennsylvania
An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.
Manassas, Virginia
Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.
Winslow, Arizona
This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.