Fairfield, Maine
L.C. Bates Museum
This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.
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Fairfield, Maine
This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.
Calipatria, California
At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.
Lutcher, Louisiana
A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.
Lakeland, Florida
If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.
Palmer, Alaska
An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.
Magnet Cove, Arkansas
Home to a seasonal waterfall and swimming hole in the Ouachita Mountains.
Detroit, Michigan
Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.
Albany, Georgia
The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.
Nashville, Tennessee
This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.
Auburn, Indiana
A singular collection of hand-built art deco cars are held in a building with style to match.
Quicksburg, Virginia
An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.
Agoura Hills, California
The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.
Angle Inlet, Minnesota
America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.
Sewanee, Tennessee
Mysterious library of an infamous financier and spiritual seeker.
Marietta, Ohio
One of the few places where you can explore a 1918 paddlewheel steamboat from stem to stern.
Carmel Hamlet, New York
The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.
New York, New York
A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.
Waco, Texas
Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.
Neillsville, Wisconsin
The world's largest talking cow would like to tell you about the benefits of 100% Wisconsin dairy products, if only she still could.
Rio Grande, New Jersey
Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues.
Huntington Park, California
Where religious effigies, magic soaps, and occult candles are brought to customers at wholesale prices.
Bloomington, Indiana
The world's largest collection of mechanical puzzles is a cornucopia of analog bafflers.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.