Lookout Mountain, Georgia
Rock City
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
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Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Atlanta, Georgia
Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Celebration, Florida
Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.
Tampa, Florida
Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Washington, D.C.
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.
Washington, D.C.
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Chicago, Illinois
The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.
Chicago, Illinois
Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.
Chicago, Illinois
Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.
Venice, Italy
This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Florence, Italy
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Venice, Italy
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Verona, Italy
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
New York, New York
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.