Pāhoa, Hawaii
Big Island Lava Flow
Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.
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Pāhoa, Hawaii
Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.
Calabasas, California
A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
High Point, North Carolina
A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
San Diego, California
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Cedar Creek, Texas
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
Seguin, Texas
The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
Elberta, Alabama
Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.
Apalachicola, Florida
Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.
Charleston, South Carolina
Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.