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Los Angeles, California
Underground Tunnels of Los Angeles
During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina
Charleston Tea Garden
The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach Colored School Museum
This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.
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Charleston, South Carolina
Macaulay Museum of Dental History
Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.
Maysville, Kentucky
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Auburn, Kentucky
South Union Shaker Village
The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.
Williamstown, Kentucky
Ark Encounter
A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.
Cave City, Kentucky
Wigwam Village #2
One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.
San Jon, New Mexico
Glenrio Ghost Town
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
Naalehu, Hawaii
Papakōlea Beach
A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
Hilo, Hawaii
Kaumana Lava Tubes
Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.
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Kaneohe, Hawaii
Ha'iku Stairs
A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.
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Honolulu, Hawaii
Ruins of Kaniakapūpū
What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.
