Afton, Virginia
Crozet Tunnel
A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.
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Afton, Virginia
A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.
Nashville, Tennessee
At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.
Cincinnati, Ohio
What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Cave City, Kentucky
Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.
West Liberty, Ohio
These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.
Walker County, Georgia
The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.
Chicago, Illinois
Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."
Bronx, New York
The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.
Washington, D.C.
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
San Francisco, California
San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.
Columbus, Ohio
Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.
Mansfield, Ohio
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Orchard Park, New York
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania
Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.
Key Largo, Florida
Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.
Euclid, Ohio
This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.
Columbus, Ohio
The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.
San Francisco, California
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
Houston, Texas
A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.