Estes Park, Colorado
The Stanley Hotel
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
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Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Vienna, Virginia
An eccentric company offers eccentric millionaires the opportunity to have spaceflight-related experiences.
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Logan, Ohio
Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.
Bovey, Minnesota
A futuristic climate change study is nestled deep within this public land.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
St. Ignace, Michigan
Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Chicago, Illinois
Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.
Chicago, Illinois
Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.
Gustavus, Alaska
A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Santa Barbara County, California
Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.
Agoura Hills, California
An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Old Station, California
Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.
Three Rivers, California
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Three Rivers, California
A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.
California
The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
Twentynine Palms, California
While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.
Jasper, Alberta
With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.