South Pittsburg, Tennessee
Camak Stone
This stone incorrectly marks the 35th parallel, causing some territorial kerfuffles.
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South Pittsburg, Tennessee
This stone incorrectly marks the 35th parallel, causing some territorial kerfuffles.
Hyder, Alaska
The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California
A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."
Godalming, England
The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.
Kaycee, Wyoming
The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.
Bloomingdale, Indiana
The overgrown remains of one of the premier auto-racing speedways in the Midwest—and also one of the most deadly.
Cartwright, North Dakota
A railroad lift bridge that was only lifted once and became obsolete before construction was finished.
Solomon Islands
The ship that got left behind.
Baalbek, Lebanon
The largest hewn stone in history.
Tangshan, China
Though these human-made islands were constructed as an escape for the wealthy, they rarely see many visitors.
Powell, Wyoming
An unusual geological feature towers over the remains of a dark episode in United States history.
Kingman, Arizona
Don't blink or you'll miss it.
Kingman, Arizona
A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.
Chloride, Arizona
All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.
Kingman, Arizona
A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.
Kelliher, Minnesota
A memorial to a larger-than-life legend, inside a county that also holds Bunyan's death certificate.
Florence, Oregon
Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.
St. Louis, Missouri
One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
Fairmont City, Illinois
Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
Collinsville, Illinois
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
Torrance, California
One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.