San Francisco, California
Land’s End Octagon House
The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.
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San Francisco, California
The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A legendary boxing venue and ring featured in Rocky V.
London, England
One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.
Savannah, Georgia
An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.
Atlanta, Georgia
3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The humble field where the first Major League Baseball game was played.
Magnolia, Mississippi
A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.
Baltimore, Maryland
These vibrant row houses are a unique example of Baltimore kitsch.
Baltimore, Maryland
The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.
Dunbar, West Virginia
This campus monument honors Katherine Johnson, who hand-calculated the trajectory for America’s first human spaceflight and safely land Apollo 11 on the moon.
Cass, West Virginia
Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.
Gainesville, Florida
The last place in Florida where wild bison roam
Burlington, North Carolina
The McCandless Collection preserves one of the region's most distinctive collections of rare Mopar vehicles, historic race cars, and vintage automobilia celebrating American automotive heritage.
Stowe, Vermont
A mountain pass used by Prohibition-era bootleggers to facilitate traffic into and out of Canada from Vermont.
Craftsbury, Vermont
According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.
New Market, Virginia
A commemoration of child soldiers during a fearful battle of the Civil War.
Brooklyn, New York
A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.
New York, New York
During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.
New York, New York
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
New York, New York
A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.
New York, New York
The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
An elegant German-style resort overlooking the Potomoc River.
Davis, West Virginia
A windswept sandstone overlook offers sweeping views across an ancient plateau.
Walnut Cove, North Carolina
An ancient cave with connections to the American Revolution.