Carthage, Texas
Last Remaining Boundary Marker for the Republic of Texas
The only international border marker within the United States.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Shreveport, Louisiana
R.W. Norton Art Gallery
Explore 4,000 years of European and American art history in the heart of northwest Louisiana.
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Staunton, Virginia
Abandoned DeJarnette Sanitarium
A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.
Staunton, Virginia
American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse
The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.
Gibsland, Louisiana
Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum
The Louisiana sandwich shop that served Bonnie and Clyde's last meal is a museum that chronicles the criminal couple and honors the Bienville Parish lawmen who stopped their crime spree in an ambush.
Austin, Minnesota
Spam Museum
Ever wanted to can Spam?
Bloomington, Minnesota
The Mall of America
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Rochester, Minnesota
Corn Water Tower
This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.
Humboldt County, California
Avenue of the Giants
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
WaKeeney, Kansas
WaKeeney North Pole
The holiday spirit lingers year-round in the "Christmas City of the High Plains."
Seabrook, South Carolina
Oyotunji African Village
North America's oldest authentic African Village.
Permanently Closed
Bowman, South Carolina
UFO Welcome Center
This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.
Mechanicsville, Virginia
The Ghost Church
The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
Yemassee, South Carolina
Old Sheldon Church Ruins
Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.
Effingham, Illinois
America's Largest Cross
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Vandalia, Illinois
The Kaskaskia Dragon
Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.
University City, Missouri
St. Louis Walk of Fame
A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.
St. Louis, Missouri
World's Largest Amoco Sign
This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.
Somerset, Pennsylvania
Quecreek Mine Rescue Site
The site where nine miners were trapped underground for over 77 hours in 2002.
Columbia, Missouri
Thomas Jefferson’s Original Tombstone
The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.
Independence, Missouri
Independence Temple
This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast Peace Lines
These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Giant’s Causeway
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Cushendun, Northern Ireland
Cushendun Caves
400 million years of erosion shaped these fascinating seaside caves, which made an appearance on 'Game of Thrones.'
