Bryson City, North Carolina
The Road to Nowhere
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
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Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Bowman, North Dakota
This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.
Suches, Georgia
They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.
Isabela, Puerto Rico
This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.
Jayuya, Puerto Rico
The highest peak in Puerto Rico is home to a rare fern that can only be found on six trees at its summit.
Bristol, Virginia
One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.
Pfronten, Germany
Two nations form a rare four-sided border at the peak of a mountain, philosophical questions result.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.
Fort Kent, Maine
A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.
Millinocket, Maine
The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
Hartland, New Brunswick
The world's longest covered bridge is a quaint and incredible wooden tunnel.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.
York, Maine
True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Locals say Williams' ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.
Newry, Maine
A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.
Verona Island, Maine
The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.
Wuppertal, Germany
This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.
Cleveland, Ohio
Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.
Portland, Maine
The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.
Portland, Maine
Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.
Yarmouth, Maine
The world's largest rotating world.
Jackson, New Hampshire
This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.