Rapid City, South Dakota
Firehouse Brewing Co.
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
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Rapid City, South Dakota
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Deadwood, South Dakota
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Philip, South Dakota
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Austin, Texas
Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Derby, New York
This Frank Lloyd Wright summer house was designed along Lake Erie as a retreat for a client's wife.
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.
Buffalo, New York
This Buffalo museum hides an Art Deco gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Buffalo, New York
A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."
Buffalo, New York
This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.
Buffalo, New York
Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.
Buffalo, New York
One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.
Daly City, California
A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Agua Dulce, California
Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Santa Cruz, California
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
Tokyo, Japan
Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.