Chitina, Alaska
Kennicott Ghost Town
The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.
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Chitina, Alaska
The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.
Glen Arbor Township, Michigan
This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.
Bird Island, North Carolina
A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.
Huntsville, Alabama
What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?
Tucson, Arizona
An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.
Seattle, Washington
Seasonal, Pacific Northwest cuisine served in a 101 year old firehouse.
Asheville, North Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.
Denver, Colorado
A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.
Brookfield, Vermont
One car at a time please.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.
Decatur, Georgia
Developers built a Walmart around one family's plot and constructed a mausoleum in the parking lot.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.
Yakutat, Alaska
Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Fort Lawn, South Carolina
Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.
Center Point, Indiana
Lions and tigers and leopards, servals, pumas, bobcats, lynxes, and ocelots... oh my!
Lindsborg, Kansas
Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
Joliet, Illinois
What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.
Honolulu, Hawaii
What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Denio, Nevada
Mine your own precious stones.