Bethel, Maine
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Bethel, Maine
Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.
Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
Weatherford, Oklahoma
This highway overpass was named after the tragic disappearance of a young mother who got mixed up with the wrong people.
Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
Garretson, South Dakota
The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.
Wantage, New Jersey
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
A park in a small Pennsylvania town is home to an original sculpture by one of its native sons, legendary artist and activist Keith Haring.
Wilmington, Delaware
The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.
Pensacola, Florida
A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.
Elberta, Alabama
Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
Mandeville, Louisiana
Some believe this tree to be more than 1,500 years old.
Seguin, Texas
The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.
Galveston, Texas
This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.
San Antonio, Texas
The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.
San Antonio, Texas
A priceless work of art created by the saint's own blood sister hangs in a San Antonio basilica.
New Braunfels, Texas
Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.
Ingram, Texas
A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
Mandeville, Louisiana
A 200-year-old live oak on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain.
Elberta, Alabama
Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.
Carrabelle, Florida
This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.