Lookout Mountain, Georgia
Rock City
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
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Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Three Rivers, California
Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.
Atlanta, Georgia
One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.
Newport, Rhode Island
Oldest synagogue in the United States.
Quincy, Massachusetts
The homestead of American patriot John Adams.
Felton, California
This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.
Santa Cruz, California
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
Piercy, California
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Apalachicola, Florida
Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.
Vidalia, Georgia
A sweet tribute to Georgia's official state vegetable, which even has its own mascot: "Yumion."
St. Augustine, Florida
A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.
Lakeland, Florida
A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Orlando, Florida
The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.
Homosassa, Florida
Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.
Glorieta, New Mexico
The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”
Kingman, Arizona
A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.
Kingman, Arizona
Don't blink or you'll miss it.
Valentine, Arizona
The remains of a boarding school designed to forcibly assimilate Native American children.