Thomas, West Virginia
The Purple Fiddle
Catch rising stars of Appalachia’s music scene before they make it big at this restaurant and community hub.
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Thomas, West Virginia
Catch rising stars of Appalachia’s music scene before they make it big at this restaurant and community hub.
Grafton, West Virginia
A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.
Morgantown, West Virginia
The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.
Holbrook, Arizona
This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Canyon, Texas
The Grand Canyon of Texas.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Morgantown, West Virginia
A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.
St. Louis, Missouri
This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.
Chesterfield, Missouri
A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
A local prank turned town icon.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.
Trenton, New Jersey
This tiny structure was built by the creator of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Alexandria, Virginia
This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.
Alexandria, Virginia
The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.
Alexandria, Virginia
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Alexandria, Virginia
This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.
Alexandria, Virginia
The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.
Long Beach, California
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Lubec, Maine
This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.