Seattle, Washington
Center of the Universe Sign
Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.
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Seattle, Washington
Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.
Granite Falls, Washington
Cave carved out of a huge snow drift collapsed killing one and injuring five in July 2015.
Rockville, Utah
Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.
Juneau, Alaska
Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.
Casper, Wyoming
Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!
Talkeetna, Alaska
This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.
Columbus Junction, Iowa
A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.
Washington, Wisconsin
Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.
Travelers Rest, South Carolina
The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.
Walhalla, South Carolina
An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.
Parowan, Utah
Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.
San Quentin, California
This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.
Kingston Springs, Tennessee
The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.
Hammonton, New Jersey
In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.
San Antonio, Texas
Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.
Portland, Oregon
This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.
Cougar, Washington
This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.
Seattle, Washington
Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.
Wheeling, West Virginia
This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.
San Diego County, California
The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.