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Chimney Rock, North Carolina
Chimney Rock
A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.
35.4328, -82.2503
Hutchinson, Kansas
Strataca, The Kansas Underground Salt Museum
Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.
38.0435, -97.8677
Benson, Arizona
The Thing
What is the Thing?
32.0428, -110.0417
Terlingua, Texas
Lajitas Ghost Town
Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.
29.2618, -103.7768
Terlingua, Texas
Terlingua Ghost Town
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
29.3370, -103.5958
Canyon, Texas
Palo Duro Canyon
The Grand Canyon of Texas.
34.9846, -101.7011
Amarillo, Texas
Cadillac Ranch
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.
35.1872, -101.9871
Three Forks, Montana
Bleu Horses
These giant metal horses graze on a hilltop near the Montana highway.
45.9788, -111.5962
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Pyramid of Kukulcan at Chich'en Itza
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
20.6830, -88.5687
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Recycled Roadrunner Statue
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
32.2823, -106.8663
Alamogordo, New Mexico
White Sands National Park
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
32.7872, -106.3257
Southport, North Carolina
Frying Pan Tower
This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.
33.4833, -77.5833
Wilmington, North Carolina
Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden
Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.
34.2058, -77.9073
Supply, North Carolina
Fort Apache
This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.
33.9499, -78.2571
Bird Island, North Carolina
Kindred Spirit Mailbox
A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.
33.8678, -78.5306
Astoria, Oregon
The Astoria Column
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
46.1813, -123.8175
Wichita Falls, Texas
Newby-McMahon Building
World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
33.9144, -98.4897
Lawton, Oklahoma
Wichita Mountains Buffalo Herd
American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.
34.7109, -98.6140
Lawton, Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.
34.6578, -98.4199
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