Mecca, California
Salton Sea
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Places I've been
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Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Rock, West Virginia
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Seattle, Washington
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.