Arlington, Virginia
Headstone-Eating Trees
The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.
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Arlington, Virginia
The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.
Alexandria, Virginia
The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.
Asheville, North Carolina
Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.
West Bay, Cayman Islands
Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.
George Town, Cayman Islands
The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.
Ingram, Texas
A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Wattens, Austria
Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.
Al Haouz, Morocco
The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.
Monte, Portugal
Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."
Ithaca, New York
A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.
Ithaca, New York
Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.
Ithaca, New York
In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Lakehurst, New Jersey
The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.
Lacey Township, New Jersey
A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.
Avalon, California
Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.
Avalon, California
An unexpected connection to Chicago awaits visitors on an island just off the California coast.
San Juan Capistrano, California
This park is home to well over 100 handmade birdhouses.
Escondido, California
This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.
Ramona, California
This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.
San Diego, California
An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.
San Diego, California
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
Lemon Grove, California
The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.