Independence, Missouri
Independence Temple
This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.
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Independence, Missouri
This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.
Moab, Utah
This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.
Moab, Utah
Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.
Moab, Utah
This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.
Monticello, Utah
One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.
Monticello, Utah
This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.
Monticello, Utah
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Moab, Utah
It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.
Twin Falls, Idaho
The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Montgomery, Alabama
The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.
Montgomery, Alabama
Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.
Atlanta, Georgia
Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.
Atlanta, Georgia
After being inoperative for over half a century, this elaborate fountain in Atlanta's oldest park was restored to its former glory.
Atlanta, Georgia
The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.
Atlanta, Georgia
Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.
Atlanta, Georgia
To find the final resting place of a golf legend, just look for the grave covered in golf balls.
Pioneer, Louisiana
This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.
Waco, Texas
Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.
Palm Springs, California
A bust of the entertainer and politician sits in an alcove at the Palm Springs Airport.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Twentynine Palms, California
This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.
Twentynine Palms, California
Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.