Eastport, Maine
Old Sow Whirlpool
The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.
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Eastport, Maine
The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.
Mount Desert, Maine
A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.
Bar Harbor, Maine
These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.
Campobello, New Brunswick
The 32nd president's sprawling cottage sits on an island enclave jointly managed by the U.S. and Canada.
Welshpool, New Brunswick
A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Lubec, Maine
This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.
Hanksville, Utah
At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.
Orderville, Utah
Nature has shaped this drainage tunnel into the digestive tract of a mighty beast.
Kanab, Utah
This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.
Kayenta, Arizona
Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.
Mexican Hat, Utah
This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.
Halchita, Utah
The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.
Moab, Utah
A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Peshtigo, Wisconsin
Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.
St. Ignace, Michigan
Miners in Michigan developed a taste for Cornish beef pasties, which this roadside stand has been selling since 1947.
Eganville, Ontario
One of Mother Nature’s geological gems, home to many prehistoric fossils.
Encinitas, California
What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.
Southwest Harbor, Maine
One of the few institutions in the United States devoted to the art of decorative bird carving.