Balmorhea, Texas
Balmorhea State Park Pool
A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.
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Balmorhea, Texas
A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.
Key Biscayne, Florida
A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.
Queens, New York
The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.
Huntsville, Alabama
A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.
Ellicott City, Maryland
An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.
San Francisco, California
A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.
Austin, Nevada
Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.
Riverview, Florida
The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.
Newark, California
From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.
Houston, Texas
A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.
Monkton, Maryland
This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.
Shartlesville, Pennsylvania
An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.
Washington, D.C.
This leafy estate is worth $18 million and is so grand it has two mailing addresses.
Isla Vista, California
360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.
San Diego, California
This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.
Los Angeles, California
Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
Marshall, Michigan
Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.
Bowen, Australia
One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.