Cañon City, Colorado
Royal Gorge Bridge
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
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Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
New York, New York
Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Santa Monica, California
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
Chicago, Illinois
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
Beit Jann, Israel
This ancient village is peopled by a religious minority and is still using some of the same materials it was built with thousands of years ago.
Queens, New York
A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.
Chimayo, New Mexico
This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.
Lincolnshire, Illinois
This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Carlstadt, New Jersey
Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.
Bayonne, New Jersey
World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania
A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.
Los Angeles, California
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
Queens, New York
This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Key West, Florida
A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.