Washington, D.C.
Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
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Washington, D.C.
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
Washington, D.C.
One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.
Peninsula, Ohio
The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Twin Falls, Idaho
Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.
Twin Falls, Idaho
One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.
Twin Falls, Idaho
The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.
Kimberly, Idaho
These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.
Soda Springs, Idaho
Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.
North Ogden, Utah
Water flowed out of the town's unusual tree stump fountain in the 1930s, and the well still runs today.
Chardon, Ohio
Pay your respects at the final resting place of the man behind one of the best-known names in food.
McArthur, Ohio
The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This mural changes every few years.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Incredible sculptures inspired by obscure passages from the Bible.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Piercy, California
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Crescent City, California
This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
Willow Creek, California
This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.
Junction City, California
A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.
Sparks, Nevada
The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.