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38.4315, 22.8750
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56.1004, -4.6366
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-3.7465, -73.2415
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Floyd, Virginia
Floyd Country Store
Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.
36.9104, -80.3203
Navarre, Florida
Navarre Beach Pier
The Gulf’s longest fishing pier is a year-round paradise for catch-and-release whoppers.
30.3786, -86.8634
Leicester, Vermont
Queen Connie
A gorilla holding a VW Beetle isn't what you'd expect in rural Vermont.
43.8667, -73.1079
Venice, Florida
Belki's Cuban Deli
Fill your car with gas and your belly with mouthwatering Cuban cuisine at this takeaway inside a Citgo station.
27.0893, -82.4440
Puerto Rico
Yokahú Tower
On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Virgin Islands from the top of this observation tower built in the 1960s.
18.3124, -65.7702
San Juan, Puerto Rico
El Batey
Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.
18.4665, -66.1184
New York, New York
Electric Lady Studios
Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.
40.7330, -73.9990
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dooky Chase's Restaurant
Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."
29.9681, -90.0785
Bethel, New York
Woodstock Site
The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.
41.6972, -74.8776
Athens, Greece
Lycabettus Funicular
The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.
37.9804, 23.7443
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bicycle Heaven
With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.
40.4563, -80.0324
Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
Grave of Andy Warhol
The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.
40.3557, -80.0295
New York, New York
The Location of Paul's Boutique
The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.
40.7199, -73.9886
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Duquesne Incline
There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!
40.4393, -80.0182
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
The Last Shell Oil Clamshell Station
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
36.0677, -80.2141
Orlando, Florida
Jack Kerouac House
The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.
28.5646, -81.3917
Houlton, Maine
Maine Solar System Model
This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.
46.1262, -67.8402
New Orleans, Louisiana
Metairie Cemetery
New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.
29.9858, -90.1178
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Randyland
Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.
40.4579, -80.0098
Apollo Beach, Florida
Big Bend Power Plant Manatee Viewing Area
Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.
27.7927, -82.4000
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